Slapstick comedy is the lowest form of humor.
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Slapstick
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21 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- клоунада noun (physical comedy)
- фарс noun (physical comedy)
Catalan
1 entries- fuet noun (pair of sticks)
Czech
2 entries- bláznivá komedie noun (physical comedy)
- groteska noun (physical comedy)
Danish
1 entries- falde på halen-komik noun (physical comedy)
Finnish
1 entries- slapstick noun (physical comedy)
French
1 entries- pantalonnade noun (physical comedy)
German
1 entries- Slapstick noun (physical comedy)
Hebrew
1 entries- סְלֶפְּסְטִיק noun (physical comedy)
Japanese
1 entries- スラップスティック noun (physical comedy)
Korean
2 entries- 몸개그 noun (physical comedy)
- 슬랩스틱 noun (physical comedy)
Latin
1 entries- motoria noun (physical comedy)
Polish
2 entries- para pałeczek noun (pair of sticks)
- slapstick noun (physical comedy)
Portuguese
1 entries- pastelão noun (physical comedy)
Russian
4 entries- буффона́да noun (physical comedy)
- колоту́шка noun (pair of sticks)
- слэ́пстик noun (physical comedy)
- хлопу́шка noun (pair of sticks)
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Shimura attracted fans of all generations with his slapstick comedy and funny faces.
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I was never really a fan of slapstick comedy.
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Tom's acting career was pigeonholed as a slapstick comedian.
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