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skit.

A short comic performance done by amateurs.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A short comic performance done by amateurs.

  2. A jeer or sally; a brief satire.

  3. A wanton girl; a wench.

    obsolete
  4. A short, sharp shower (of rain).

  5. Diarrhea, in livestock; the scour.

Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse skjúta (“to shoot, dart, move quickly”), variant of skjóta. Compare flytja (“to move”). Alternately, perhaps a back-formation from skittish, which in turn may derive from Old Norse or another North Germanic language.

verb
  1. To make fun of.

    Ireland · Merseyside · transitive
  2. To caper; to skip or run lightly and quickly.

    intransitive · regional
Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse skjúta (“to shoot, dart, move quickly”), variant of skjóta. Compare flytja (“to move”). Alternately, perhaps a back-formation from skittish, which in turn may derive from Old Norse or another North Germanic language.

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