Meaning of Snit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A temper; a bad mood.
   slang
2. A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
3. A slice of dried fruit.
   dialectal, especially, in-plural
4. Term of abuse.
   derogatory, slang
5. 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, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.
   US, dialectal

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: fit, hissy, hissy fit, shit fit, tantrum, snippiness”

“He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion.”

“First, I think that the NPR leadership made a mistake in appearing to fire Williams in a snit, rather than not renewing his contract, at the next opportunity, because of longstanding differences in journalistic values.”

“She was confused. Now that he had worked himself into a snit he'd be angry if she unmade the bed and did what he wanted.”

“I want some hot coffee now or so help me I'll throw you out on your arse, you little snit.”

“The bartender served us each a snit with our Bloody Marys this morning.”

“Scenes of plenty, bliss Arcad'n' Sparkling eyes and rosy features; Joyous, blessed, happy creatures! Apple snits and pumpkin slices; Eggs and butter bring good prices! Gran'ries full and runnin' Over; Bulging haymows sweet with clover; ...”

“For instance, a recipe for pear butter calls for 6 “buckets” of pear snits, 5 “buckets” of water and 40 lbs. of sugar.”

“Nora Virginia Wolfe Houldershell (Moorefield, West Virginia), and how she dried fruit […] "They called the dried apple peels 'apple snits' and hung them on the tree at Christmas along with popcorn, cranberries, and other edibles. Grandma Wolfe made watermelon wine from the flesh and juice, pickles from the rind, and planted [them]."”

“We like to dip apple snits in hot cocoa and imagine the Stag of Yule coming to the windows of our house, even though we are three blocks from the woods! Apples are among the favorite foods of deer, […]”

“One year, he brought them a bag of dried apple snits. The tangy dried fruits were quite a treat. The pieces of apple were tasty, but the best part of all was that Mother had made a delicious apple snit pie from some of them!”

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