snit
[ snit ]
noun
an agitated or irritated state.
Origin of snit
1First recorded in 1935–40; origin uncertain
Words Nearby snit
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How to use snit in a sentence
When I lost, I drove off in a 1937 snit, refusing to concede to Perry.
British Dictionary definitions for snit
snit
/ (snɪt) /
noun
US and Australian a fit of temper
Origin of snit
1C20: of unknown origin
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Other Idioms and Phrases with snit
snit
see in a snit.
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