Skit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.
  • n. A short humorous or satirical piece of writing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short comic performance.
  • n. A jeer or sally; a brief satire.
  • n. A wanton girl; a wench.
  • v. to make fun of. (Used in Merseyside)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cast reflections on; to asperse.
  • n. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.
  • n. A wanton girl; a light wench.
  • n. A short theatrical presentation, often comical or satirical. Comical skits are sometimes presented by amateur or ad hoc groups at parties, dinners, or other social gatherings.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To leap aside; fly off at a tangent; go off suddenly.
  • To flounce; caper like a skittish horse.
  • To slide.
  • n. A light, wanton wench.
  • n. A scud of rain.
  • n. A satirical or sarcastic attack; a lampoon; a pasquinade; a squib; also, a short essay or treatise; a pamphlet; a brochure; a literary trifle, especially one of a satirical or sarcastic nature.
  • n. Banter; jeer.
  • To cast reflections on; asperse, Grose.
  • n. The skitty, a rail or crake. See skitty.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a short theatrical episode
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    playing    performing    acting    playacting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asperse    reflection    sally    squib    satire    rain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brit    Grit    Kit    Pitt    Pritt    Schlitt    Schmidt    Split    Whit    Witt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    quip    misnomer    improvisations    sally    pastiche    send-up    mime    parody    hawn    epigram