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skit

  [skit]
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–noun
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. British Dialect. a joke or prank.
Origin:
1565–75; of obscure orig.
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skit   (skĭt)   
n.  
  1. A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.
  2. A short humorous or satirical piece of writing.

[Origin unknown.]
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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 reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Crose.

Skit

Skit\, n. 1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib. --Tooke.

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 compared with this strange performance. --Leslie Stephen.

2. A wanton girl; a light wench. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : Skit
Spanish: suciedad, mugre,
German: der Mist,
Japanese: 汚物
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skit 
1572, "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). Sense shifted to "a satirical remark or reflection" (1727), then "a piece of light satire or caricature" (1820).
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