snit

noun

1. 1

   A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood.

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

2. 2

   A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.

3. 3

   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.

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