Associations to the word «Slapstick»
Noun
- Gag
- Farce
- Comedy
- Humour
- Humor
- Satire
- Pantomime
- Vaudeville
- Buster
- Parody
- Joke
- Comedian
- Blend
- Moe
- Movie
- Critic
- Film
- Chaplin
- Element
- Review
- Antic
- Style
- Drama
- Character
- Scene
- Larry
- Starring
- Avalanche
- Keystone
- Plot
- Skit
- Melodrama
- Show
- Routine
- Fine
- Howard
- Mack
- Actor
- Ska
- Stunt
- Sicily
- Monologue
- Funny
- Columbia
- Cartoon
- Star
- Pathos
- Sykes
- Variety
- Laurel
- Costello
- Pie
- Landing
- Hardy
- Picture
- Invasion
- Clown
- Genre
- Harmon
- Arte
- Marx
- Casualty
- Abbott
- Troupe
- Sitcom
- Italy
- Broadway
- Consensus
- Tramp
- Chase
- Operation
- Adventures
- Tomato
- Silent
- Fun
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Wiktionary
SLAPSTICK, noun. (uncountable) 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, noun. (countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.
Dictionary definition
SLAPSTICK, noun. A boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes.
SLAPSTICK, noun. Acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone.
SLAPSTICK, adjective. Characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor".
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