About The Word Skit
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Skit
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What's The Definition Of Skit?
[n] a short theatrical episode
Synonyms | Synonyms for Skit: Related Terms | Find terms related to Skit: See Also | acting | performing | playacting | playing Skit In Webster's Dictionary \Skit\, v. t. [Prov. E. skitto slide, as adj., hasty,
precipitate, of Scand. origin, and akin to E. shoot, v.t.;
cf. Icel. skyti, skytja, skytta, a marksman, shooter,
skj[=o]ta to shoot, sk[=u]ta a taunt. [root]159. See
{Shoot}.]
To cast reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Crose.
\Skit\, n. 1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib. --Tooke. A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers is given in his ``Tritical Essay upon the Faculties of the Human Mind;'' but that is a mere skit compared with this strange performance. --Leslie Stephen. 2. A wanton girl; a light wench. [Obs.] |
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