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slapstick

DEFINITIONS OF: slapstick

1

n a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

Type of:
comedy
light and humorous drama with a happy ending

n acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

Type of:
acoustic device
a device for amplifying or transmitting sound

adj characterized by horseplay and physical action

“slapstick style of humor”
Synonyms
humorous, humourous
full of or characterized by humor
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