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skit Definition

skit (skit)

noun

  1. Now Rare a taunt; gibe
  2. a short piece of satirical or humorous writing
  3. a short, comic theatrical sketch

Etymology: < dial., v., to be skittish, taunt, prob. < Scand var. of ON skjōta, shoot

skit Synonyms

skit

n.

skit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • perform: The Stretch People did a top job hosting the show & performed several skits throughout the entire evening.
  • do: We did a skit named ' The Small Bad Pig ' .
  • include: The original version also includes a silly skit about a human who dies and looks for heaven.
  • write: Here's an example... As an adult Sunday School teacher, I wrote many skits to illustrate the themes of my lessons.
  • enjoy: A skit thoroughly enjoyed by Wright who exclaimed: ' I don't know what it is about little people.
  • air: It is certainly true, in any case, that Richard and Tony travel to SW5 to air this satiric skit.

Adjective modifier

  • comic: The Flanagan Brothers In the comic skit Fun at Hogan's the stereotypical Italian tenor is silenced with.. .
  • short: Most of the company's plays were short skits or entertaining pieces that fitted convention.
  • little: And finally, a little skit about who's in china.
  • humorous: It was a humorous skit on an incident that had happened a couple of days earlier.
  • clever: The show was originally labeled a children's program, but its silliness and clever skits also appealed to adult audiences.
  • wonderful: I do not think EW would willingly have given up this wonderful skit.

Noun used with modifier

  • comedy: A good band, who also did a comedy skit, finalized the event well.
  • minute: I've shot a couple of fairly simple 5 - 10 minute skits with students from an acting school.
  • radio: But perserverance finally paid off and they eventually managed to sell a short one-off radio skit.

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