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Slapstick

noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by horseplay and physical action wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations. uncountable
  2. 2
    acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone wordnet
  3. 3
    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. countable
  4. 4
    a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes wordnet

Etymology

From slap + stick, calque of Italian batacchio. The pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.

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