skit

skit
Synonyms and related words:
Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, act, afterpiece, antimasque, audience success, ballet, bit, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, charade, chaser, cliff hanger, closet drama, comedy drama, critical success, curtain, curtain call, curtain raiser, daytime serial, dialogue, divertimento, divertissement, documentary drama, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, duodrama, duologue, epic theater, epilogue, exode, exodus, experimental theater, expository scene, extravaganza, failure, finale, flop, gasser, giveaway, happening, hit, hit show, hoke act, improvisational drama, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction, legitimate drama, masque, melodrama, minstrel show, miracle, miracle play, monodrama, monologue, morality, morality play, music drama, musical revue, mystery, mystery play, number, opera, pageant, panel show, pantomime, pastoral, pastoral drama, piece, play, playlet, psychodrama, quiz show, radio drama, review, revue, routine, scene, sensational play, serial, show, shtick, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, song and dance, spectacle, stage play, stage show, stand-up comedy act, straight drama, striptease, success, suspense drama, tableau, tableau vivant, talk show, teleplay, television drama, television play, theater of cruelty, total theater, turn, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle, word-of-mouth success, work

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  • skit — skit·swish; skit·ta·get; skit·ta·getan; skit·tery; skit·tish; skit·tler; skit; skit·ter; skit·tle; skit·er; skit·tish·ly; skit·tish·ness; …   English syllables

  • Skit — Skit, n. 1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib. Tooke. [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skit — may refer to:*Sketch comedy *Hip hop skit *Puppet skit See also *Skete …   Wikipedia

  • Skit — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skit — [skıt] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] a short humorous performance or piece of writing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skit — [ skıt ] noun count a short humorous performance or piece of writing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • skit — ► NOUN ▪ a short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. ORIGIN related to archaic skit «move lightly and rapidly» …   English terms dictionary

  • skit — [skit] n. [< dial., v., to be skittish, taunt, prob. < Scand var. of ON skjōta, SHOOT] 1. Now Rare a taunt; gibe 2. a short piece of satirical or humorous writing 3. a short, comic theatrical sketch …   English World dictionary

  • skit — /skit/, n. 1. a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character. 2. a short theatrical sketch or act, usually comical. 3. a gibe or taunt. 4. Brit. Dial. a joke or prank. [1565 75; of obscure orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • skit — 1570s, a vain, frivolous, or wanton girl (originally Scottish, now archaic), related to verb meaning to shy or be skittish, perhaps from O.N. skjuta to shoot (see SKITTISH (Cf. skittish)). Sense shifted to a satirical remark or reflection (1727) …   Etymology dictionary

  • skit — *libel, squib, lampoon, pasquinade …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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