Satire vs. Skit

Satirenoun

(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

Satirenoun

(countable) A satirical work.

Satirenoun

Severity of remark.

Satirenoun

A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.

Satirenoun

Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.

Satirenoun

witty language used to convey insults or scorn;

Satire

Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society.

Skitnoun

A short comic performance.

Skitnoun

A jeer or sally; a brief satire.

Skitnoun

(obsolete) A wanton girl; a wench.

Skitverb

To make fun of.

Skitverb

To cast reflections on; to asperse.

Skitnoun

A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.

Skitnoun

A wanton girl; a light wench.

Skitnoun

A short theatrical presentation, often comical or satirical. Comical skits are sometimes presented by amateur or ad hoc groups at parties, dinners, or other social gatherings.

Skitnoun

a short theatrical episode