skit

skit  (skt)

n.

1. A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.

2. A short humorous or satirical piece of writing.

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[Origin unknown.]

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skit [skɪt]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a brief satirical theatrical sketch

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short satirical piece of writing

3. a trick or hoax

[related to earlier verb skit to move rapidly, hence to score a satirical hit, probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skjóta to shoot]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

skit - a short theatrical episode           acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama

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skit

noun parody, spoof (informal), travesty, takeoff (informal), burlesque, turn, sketch clever skits on popular songs

Translations

skit [skɪt] N (Theat) → sátira f (on de)

skit [ˈskɪt] n (= sketch) → sketch m satirique
a skit on sth → un sketch sur qch
ski tow n → remonte-pente m

skit

n → (satirischer) Sketch (→ on über +acc), → Parodie f (→ on +gen)

skit [skɪt] n (Theatre) → sketch m inv satirico