short humorous sketch (noun)

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• sketch — noun 1》 a rough or unfinished drawing or painting.     ↘a brief written or spoken account or description. 2》 a short humorous play, scene, or performance. 3》 informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing. verb make a sketch of. ↘(sketch… …   English new terms dictionary

• sketch — ► NOUN 1) a rough or unfinished drawing or painting. 2) a short humorous play or performance. 3) a brief written or spoken account or description. ► VERB 1) make a sketch of. 2) give a brief account or general outline of. DERIVA …   English terms dictionary

• sketch — 1 noun (C) 1 a simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detail: First she makes a sketch of a scene and then she paints it. 2 a short humorous scene on stage, television etc that is part of a larger show: Her TV programme is made up… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sketcher — sketch ► NOUN 1) a rough or unfinished drawing or painting. 2) a short humorous play or performance. 3) a brief written or spoken account or description. ► VERB 1) make a sketch of. 2) give a brief account or general outline of. DERIVA …   English terms dictionary

• skit — noun a short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. Origin C18 (in the sense satirical comment or attack ): related to the rare verb skit move lightly and rapidly , perh. from ON (cf. skjóta shoot ) …   English new terms dictionary

• skit — ► NOUN ▪ a short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. ORIGIN related to archaic skit «move lightly and rapidly» …   English terms dictionary

• skit — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1727 1. a jeering or satirical remark ; taunt 2. a. a satirical or humorous story or sketch b. (1) a brief burlesque or comic sketch included in a dramatic performance (as a revue) (2) a short serious… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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