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slapstick — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slapstick noun Comedy built on exaggerated physical mishaps — falls, chases, collisions and blows — rather than on words.

Senses

slapstick is used for these senses in English:

  • slapstick (uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.

slapstick — full definition

  1. noun Comedy built on exaggerated physical mishaps — falls, chases, collisions and blows — rather than on words.
  2. adjective Involving or characteristic of such comedy.
  3. noun A device of two thin boards joined at one end, used on stage to produce a loud crack when an actor is struck without causing injury.
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