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Webster 1913 Edition
Skit
Skit
,Verb.
T.
[Prov. E.
skit
to slide, as adj., hasty, precipitate, of Scand. origin, and akin to E. shoot
, v.t.; cf. Icel. skyti
, skytja
, skytta
, a marksman, shooter, skjōta
to shoot, skūta
a taunt. √159. See Shoot
.] To cast reflections on; to asperse.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Crose.
Skit
,Noun.
1.
A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.
Tooke.
A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers is given in his “Tritical Essay upon the Faculties of the Human Mind;” but that is a mere
skit
compared with this strange performance. Leslie Stephen.
2.
A wanton girl; a light wench.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Skit
SKIT
,Noun.
SKIT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
skit
skit
English
Noun
skit (plural skits)
- A short comic performance.
- A jeer or sally; a brief satire.
- Leslie Stephen
- That is a mere skit compared with this strange performance.
- Leslie Stephen
- (obsolete) A wanton girl; a wench.
Translations
comedy
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Verb
skit (third-person singular simple present skits, present participle skitting, simple past and past participle skitted)
- (Ireland, Liverpudlian) to make fun of. (Used in Merseyside)
Translations
poke fun
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Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skítr, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz. Compare Danish skide, Icelandic skítur, Dutch schijt, English ****.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧiːt/
Noun
skit c
- (strongly colloquial) excrement; ****
- Det är skit på mattan. "There's **** on the carpet."
- (strongly colloquial) dirt, filth
- Ta bort den där skiten från skrivbordet. "Get that crap off the desk."
- (strongly colloquial) someone or something undesirable or revolting
- Jag börjar tröttna på den här skiten. "I'm getting tired of this ****."
- Du är bara en liten skit. "You're just a little ****."
- (strongly colloquial) as the first part of compound used to indicate something negative
- Det här är ett jävla skitjobb. "This is a damned crappy job."
- (strongly colloquial) as the first part of compound used to intensify the positive or negative aspect of something
- Den där filmen var skitbra. "That movie was really good."
- De lagar skitgod mat. "They cook really good food."
Interjection
skit
- (strongly colloquial) ****!
Verb
skit
- imperative of skita.