Meaning of SKIT
Pronunciation: | | skit
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| Definition: | | [n] a short theatrical episode |
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| See Also: | | acting, performing, playacting, playing | |
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\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\, 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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