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Added 10 October 2026

skit

noun ▶ hear it

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about skit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A short comic performance done by amateurs.
A jeer or sally; a brief satire.
A wanton girl; a wench.

verb

To make fun of.
To caper; to skip or run lightly and quickly.

Origin

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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