Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.
- noun A short humorous or satirical piece of writing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A satirical or sarcastic attack; a lampoon; a pasquinade; a squib; also, a short essay or treatise; a pamphlet; a brochure; a literary trifle, especially one of a satirical or sarcastic nature.
- noun Banter; jeer.
- noun A light, wanton wench.
- noun A scud of rain.
- To cast reflections on; asperse, Grose.
- noun The skitty, a rail or crake. See
skitty . - To leap aside; fly off at a tangent; go off suddenly.
- To flounce; caper like a skittish horse.
- To slide.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. & Scot. To cast reflections on; to asperse.
- noun A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.
- noun obsolete A wanton girl; a light wench.
- noun A short theatrical presentation, often comical or satirical. Comical
skits are sometimes presented by amateur or ad hoc groups at parties, dinners, or other social gatherings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
short comic performance . - noun A
jeer orsally ; a briefsatire . - noun obsolete A
wanton girl ; awench . - verb Ireland, Liverpudlian to make fun of. (Used in
Merseyside )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short theatrical episode
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This is perfect that Saturday Night live will do a Palin skit again and we can all laugh and truly realize how truly pathetic Sarah Palin is.
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An Australian comedy skit from the early 1990′s, about an oil tanker that lost its bow.
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They used the immediacy of the show to throw in a number of hyper-topical jokes from Bret Farve to Chilean miners (too soon?), the show also included just about the only actual skit from the show within the show, TGS, they ever allowed, taking a poke at Fox News.
Roger Catlin: Review: 30 Rock Plays Like a Long SNL Sketch Roger Catlin 2010
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So, the Saturday Night Live/SNL Tiger Woods skit is drawing some criticism, not for ripping on Tiger, but for being insensitive about domestic abuse on the same show that Rihanna was the musical guest.
Tiger Woods Christmas Picture Shows PhotoShopped Tiger Beat Up by Wife 2009
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This skit is from the Russian group Bolshaya Raznitsa, which translates to Big Difference. (via Dark Roasted Blend)
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They used the immediacy of the show to throw in a number of hyper-topical jokes from Bret Farve to Chilean miners (too soon?), the show also included just about the only actual skit from the show within the show, TGS, they ever allowed, taking a poke at Fox News.
Roger Catlin: Review: 30 Rock Plays Like a Long SNL Sketch Roger Catlin 2010
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They used the immediacy of the show to throw in a number of hyper-topical jokes from Bret Farve to Chilean miners (too soon?), the show also included just about the only actual skit from the show within the show, TGS, they ever allowed, taking a poke at Fox News.
Roger Catlin: Review: 30 Rock Plays Like a Long SNL Sketch Roger Catlin 2010
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And the call in skit thing kinda sounds similar to what Rush does when he decides to let the occasional liberal or democrat through call screening.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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They used the immediacy of the show to throw in a number of hyper-topical jokes from Bret Farve to Chilean miners (too soon?), the show also included just about the only actual skit from the show within the show, TGS, they ever allowed, taking a poke at Fox News.
Roger Catlin: Review: 30 Rock Plays Like a Long SNL Sketch Roger Catlin 2010
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Not every skit is funny, but overall I enjoy the program.
Are 'Jay Leno Show' troubles good news for scripted TV? | EW.com 2009
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