slapstick

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slap·stick /ˈslæpˌstɪk/ noun [uncountable]  APFUNNYhumorous acting in which the performers fall over, throw things at each other etc 滑稽表演，打闹剧 a slapstick comedy 打闹喜剧

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slapstick• She appropriated slapstick and hyperbole to the delicious purpose of lampooning the fathead who made her life miserable.• Except for very basic slapstick, humour travels uncertainly. 4.• Fate seemed determined to translate his dramatic mission into slapstick.• Much of the comedy is slapstick and loaded with black slang.• That's why nuclear war is so frightening - like slapstick.• Repetitive slapstick, it has the charm of earliest documentary film.• And I don't think slapstick is funny.• He is playful, too, managing the difficult manoeuvre of translating wit into sound without resorting to slapstick.Origin slapstick (1900-2000) slapstick “two joined sticks used in the theater for making slapping sounds” ((19-20 centuries))

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slapstick
slap‧stick /ˈslæpˌstɪk/ noun [uncountable]humorous acting in which the performers fall over, throw things at each other etc:
    a slapstick comedy

slap·stickBrE /ˈslæpstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslæpstɪk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the type of humour that is based on simple actions, for example people hitting each other, falling down, etc. 打闹剧；粗俗滑稽剧

caricature, comedy, funny, joke, parody, pun, sketch, slapstick, spoof, take-off