snit

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• 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.
• A slice of dried fruit.

Origin

• Also perhaps from the German “schnitt” which is a portion of beer that is smaller than a glass.
• From German Schnitte ("slice").