snit
/snɪt
/noun North American informal
A fit of irritation; a sulk: the ambassador and delegation had withdrawn in a snit...
- You could forgive him for a snit here, a tantrum there, an errant expletive in front of an impressionable young fan once in a blue moon.
- Major League Baseball is in a big snit over the Washington, D.C., city council's decision to stand up for itself over the cost of a new sports stadium.
- Zack wouldn't hear of waiting until tomorrow to decorate it, so in the interest of preventing a major snit, I acquiesced and dug out the stand and decorations.
Origin
1930s: of unknown origin.