Is a piece of dried feces that has entangled its self in the fur of an animal, usually located in the ass region. Not to be confused with a Wilnot or a Dingle Berry as a shniget is generally associated with animals and can also appear in other fur covered areas outside the ass region.
Word Origin: Early 1980s, Oyama, British Columbia, Canada.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods