Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state of agitation or irritation.
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- noun A
temper ; a lack ofpatience ; a badmood . - noun A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
- noun US, dialect A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois.
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- noun a state of agitated irritation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Candlesticks and snuffers were found in every house; the latter were called by various names, the word snit or snite being the most curious.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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What apparently has Walmart executives 'panties in a snit is the belief that if Obama becomes president it's more likely that its employees will unionize, which is something the notoriously stingy employer fears.
The Ostroy Report 2008
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Not surprisingly, the right-wing blogosphere had a field day mocking Frank for his "snit" while it was hard to find any commentary about the biased behavior of the CNBC crew.
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Despite the "snit" he was in, Don was writing plenty — new stories as well as Snow White.
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Not surprisingly, the right-wing blogosphere had a field day mocking Frank for his "snit" while it was hard to find any commentary about the biased behavior of the CNBC crew.
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This has gotten them in quite a "snit" because they think anything against Obama is racist - but I just don't care.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Endoscopy flew into a 'snit' at having been exposed to such a word.
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Endoscopy flew into a 'snit' at having been exposed to such a word.
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Endoscopy flew into a 'snit' at having been exposed to such a word.
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Endoscopy flew into a 'snit' at having been exposed to such a word.
sarra commented on the word snit
I think this one has burrowed its way into my consciousness without me being, well, conscious of it. I'm fairly certain I've used snitty once or twice.
February 21, 2008
100000232338334 commented on the word snit
In a real snit, I stomped into the bedroom to put on my bathrobe. -Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas
December 11, 2010