squibs

noun

plural of squib
as in comedies

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  1. comedies
  2. satires
  3. skits
  4. sketches
  5. farces
  6. slapsticks
Noun
  • Many moments were dark comedies about the capitalist dehumanization of security.
    — Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Hamm and Slattery are no strangers to Wain and Marino’s goofy comedies.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • By 1775, at age 47, as the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, her anonymous satires and plays were already shaping public opinion in support of independence.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • His ten other, wildly disparate books include two satires of media and marketing and an elegiac zombie novel set in Manhattan.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of satires
Noun
  • The background music makes the skits feel like the real deal.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Since joining the cast, Hernández has played key roles in the newer seasons’ most hilarious skits, including Domingo in the viral wedding sketch featuring Ariana Grande.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 July 2026
Definition of skits
Noun
  • This year, Grice partnered with NBC to create comic sketches and behind-the-scenes bits for The Voice, including promotional bits filmed with genre icon John Legend.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Falbo gained traction in the comedy scene with indie shorts and Almost Friday TV sketches on YouTube.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of farces
Noun
  • Ludwigsen played each of the five commercial slapsticks five times in an anechoic environment, minimizing any acoustic room effects with absorbing wedges.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Definition of slapsticks
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