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.