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slapstick
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The cowboy films , the cops and robbers films , and the slapstick comedy films culminating in an insane chase are not_only catering to what critics may assume to be a vulgar taste for violence ; these films and these sequences are also seeking_out - instinctively or by_design - the peculiarly cinematic elements of narrative . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by horseplay and physical action
Examples "slapstick style of humor" Related terms |
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[ noun ] acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
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