noun
skit
noun
1
A short, often comic performance, usually by amateurs.
"The students performed a skit poking fun at their teachers."
2
A brief piece of satire or mockery.
"The magazine ran a skit lampooning the new prime minister."
How to Use Skit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short funny or mocking scene, often performed for laughs.
Common pairings
comedy skit
perform a skit
a skit on someone
Word Forms
skitted past tense, skits plural, skits singular
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Etymology
Origin uncertain; possibly linked to Old Norse words for moving quickly, and connected to the English word "skittish".