skit

Examples

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• Students also engaged in stories or skits, such as The Little Engine That Could, when studying the concept of persistence.

  Academic text (2012)

• You need to get us in a skit, Dave.

  Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)

• This was a skit for a new short we're working on.

• And so we did a little skit or whatever.

• Creating and performing a skit based on a piece of music.

  Academic text (2003)

• The performance was unique because it featured a small skit with children carrying various signs and posters.

  Academic text (1995)

• In our international group, employees were given the opportunity to create skits that demonstrated the issues.

  Academic text (1996)

• The middle of the room was left free for skits, songs, and dances.

  Academic text (1993)

• The cigarette company's troupe performed its skit and passed out free samples to many in the audience.

  Academic text (2006)

• The students performed a hilarious skit for the school talent show.

Synonyms

A

act

vsskit

387 1.8

A short performance by an entertainer or group in a show

is typically informal, comic, and performed by a small group

R

routine

vsskit

92 3.2

A short act in a show to entertain people

is usually more informal and often performed by a small group

B

bit

vsskit

58 4.6

A short often funny part of a show

is informal, often humorous and performed by a small group

P

playlet

vsskit

1 8.0

A short acted scene often performed during a larger show

is more informal, usually funnier and typically by a small group

How Long

play

∞ 1.4

scene

∞ 1.9

skit

40 3.5

gag

70 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology