slapstick
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
slap·stick
(slăp′stĭk′)n.
1. A boisterous form of comedy marked by sight gags and absurd or violent mishaps or pranks, such as slipping on a banana peel.
2. A paddle designed to produce a loud whacking sound, formerly used by performers in farces.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
slapstick
(ˈslæpˌstɪk)n
1. (Theatre)
a. comedy characterized by horseplay and physical action
b. (as modifier): slapstick humour.
2. (Theatre) a flexible pair of paddles bound together at one end, formerly used in pantomime to strike a blow to a person with a loud clapping sound but without injury
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
slap•stick
(ˈslæpˌstɪk)n.
1. broad comedy characterized by violently boisterous action.
2. a stick or lath used by comic performers or characters for striking other persons, esp. a pair of laths that produce a loud noise without causing injury.
adj. 3. using, or marked by slapstick: a slapstick routine.
[1895–1900, Amer.]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | slapstick - a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending |
2. | slapstick - acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone acoustic device - a device for amplifying or transmitting sound | |
Adj. | 1. | slapstick - characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
slapstick
noun farce, horseplay, buffoonery, knockabout comedy inspired bursts of slapstick
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
هَزلِيّات تَعتَمِد على المقالِب
fraškafraškovitý
falde-på-halen-komedielagkage-
gaguesque
vígjáték
ærslaleikur
şaklabanlığa dayanan komedi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slapstick
[ˈslæpstɪk] n (also slapstick comedy) → comédie f tarte à la crèmeslap-up meal n (British) → gueuleton mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slap
(slӕp) noun a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat. The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.
verb – past tense, past participle slapped – to give a slap to. He slapped my face.
ˌslapˈdash adjective careless and hurried. He does everything in such a slapdash manner.
ˌslap-ˈhappy adjective cheerfully careless; carefree. she cooks in a very slap-happy way.
ˈslapstick noun a kind of humour which depends for its effect on very simple practical jokes etc. Throwing custard pies turns a play into slapstick; (also adjective) slapstick comedy.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.