snit

American  

[snit] / snɪt /

noun

1. an agitated or irritated state.

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snit British  

/ snɪt /

noun

1. a fit of temper

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snit Idioms  

1. see in a snit.

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Etymology

Origin of snit

First recorded in 1935–40; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Meta is following through and declining to negotiate with Canada’s government, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday, though it’s unclear how long the snit will last.

From Seattle Times

I’m not sure Jacobs-Jenkins intended that; it’s a small misstep in a play that runs two hours and 10 minutes without intermission to spend so much time letting one character cycle through snit after snit.

From New York Times

When De Niro complained that the first was too “light,” Kander and Ebb, in a snit, tossed off the famous one in 45 minutes.

From New York Times

His first song, usually in musicals a moment for ingratiation, is instead a bitter snit called “How Can I Call This Home?”

From New York Times

In this one, he basically stands around indulging a series of cosmic snit fits, laying waste to the digitally confected scenery and uttering tedious epigrams about time, recurrence and the apocalypse.

From Los Angeles Times