snit

IPA: snˈɪt

(informal) A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood.
A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
(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, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.
(especially dialectal, e.g. West Virginia, Lunenburg, chiefly in the plural) A slice of dried fruit.

Examples of "snit" in Sentences

She was in a snit after hearing the news about her promotion being given to someone else
The toddler threw a snit when his favorite toy was taken away from him
I could tell she was in a snit when she started slamming doors around the house
Don't get yourself all worked up into a snit over something that's out of your control
He apologized profusely after realizing his comment had caused her to go into a snit