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单词 skit
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Definition of skit in English:

skit

noun skɪtskɪt
  • 1A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody.

    a skit on daytime magazine programmes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They can stage a short skit about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March and India's struggle for Independence.
    • The entertainment fare was peppered with cinematic dance, oriental Thai performances and humorous skits.
    • In the lower classes, students would stage skits in which they played the part of upper-caste Jats.
    • The watchword here was informality, with the pair linking skits and sketches in an amiable, easy-going manner.
    • From the moment he started writing, he began to write short skits and plays.
    • Your skits and spoken-word pieces about music tend to have a sarcastic edge.
    • In the short skit, the guys left everyone spellbound with their fluency in Hindi.
    • Whenever we film our video game parody skits, we try to include, and harass, as many people in public as we can.
    • A short skit was presented with a message conveying that the disabled were in no way inferior to others.
    • Along with brazenly ridiculing government and society, Ko began to incorporate short comedic skits into the band's sets.
    • What is more, they would be encouraged to write skits, short plays and scripts for documentaries during the trek.
    • Youth of all backgrounds performed skits and spoken word pieces about political and social justice.
    • His outrageous comedy skits and quick wit made him part of daily life for millions of American families.
    • The writers have been going a little nuts thinking up scenarios and skits and sketches and things like that.
    • Skeins emerged through group projects to render the maze of tradition through a time-line, skits and sketches.
    • An interview with Meena and a comedy skit will also be telecast.
    • His cartoons, novels, skits and plays reflect an immense zest for portraying the funny side of life.
    • The shows consisted of skits, sketches and musical items, and featured visiting celebrity guest stars.
    • What was originally supposed to be a short skit for the end-of-run cast party soon turned into a show in its own right.
    • She looked past the new release shelf to see Steve and Tim watching some comedy skits on TV.
    Synonyms
    comedy sketch, act, piece, turn, item, routine, number
    parody, take-off, pastiche, burlesque, satire, travesty, squib
    informal spoof, send-up
    British vulgar slang piss-take
    rare pasquinade
    1. 1.1North American A short informal performance intended to educate or inform.
      students will create skits about bullying and go to each elementary school to perform them

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense 'satirical comment or attack'): related to the rare verb skit 'move lightly and rapidly', perhaps from Old Norse (compare with skjóta 'shoot').

Rhymes

acquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, slit, snit, spit, split, sprit, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit
 
 

Definition of skit in US English:

skit

nounskitskɪt
  • 1A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody.

    a skit on daytime magazine programs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whenever we film our video game parody skits, we try to include, and harass, as many people in public as we can.
    • The entertainment fare was peppered with cinematic dance, oriental Thai performances and humorous skits.
    • A short skit was presented with a message conveying that the disabled were in no way inferior to others.
    • What was originally supposed to be a short skit for the end-of-run cast party soon turned into a show in its own right.
    • What is more, they would be encouraged to write skits, short plays and scripts for documentaries during the trek.
    • His outrageous comedy skits and quick wit made him part of daily life for millions of American families.
    • From the moment he started writing, he began to write short skits and plays.
    • The shows consisted of skits, sketches and musical items, and featured visiting celebrity guest stars.
    • An interview with Meena and a comedy skit will also be telecast.
    • Your skits and spoken-word pieces about music tend to have a sarcastic edge.
    • She looked past the new release shelf to see Steve and Tim watching some comedy skits on TV.
    • The writers have been going a little nuts thinking up scenarios and skits and sketches and things like that.
    • Youth of all backgrounds performed skits and spoken word pieces about political and social justice.
    • Along with brazenly ridiculing government and society, Ko began to incorporate short comedic skits into the band's sets.
    • In the lower classes, students would stage skits in which they played the part of upper-caste Jats.
    • They can stage a short skit about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March and India's struggle for Independence.
    • In the short skit, the guys left everyone spellbound with their fluency in Hindi.
    • The watchword here was informality, with the pair linking skits and sketches in an amiable, easy-going manner.
    • Skeins emerged through group projects to render the maze of tradition through a time-line, skits and sketches.
    • His cartoons, novels, skits and plays reflect an immense zest for portraying the funny side of life.
    Synonyms
    comedy sketch, act, piece, turn, item, routine, number
    1. 1.1North American A short informal performance intended to educate or inform.
      theater department students will create skits about bullying and go to each elementary school to perform them

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense ‘satirical comment or attack’): related to the rare verb skit ‘move lightly and rapidly’, perhaps from Old Norse (compare with skjóta ‘shoot’).

 
 
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