slapstick
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slapstick
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From slap + stick, calque of Italian batacchio. The pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.
noun slapsticks · slap-stick
- A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
- 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.
Similar: physical comedy
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noun
Similar: physical comedy
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noun physical comedy
| 한국어 | 슬랩스틱 seullaepseutik, 몸개그 momgaegeu |
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| 日本語 | スラップスティック surappusutikku |
| Português | pastelão |
| Français | pantalonnade |
| Deutsch | Slapstick |
| Русский | буффона́да buffonáda, слэ́пстик slɛ́pstik |
| עברית | סְלֶפְּסְטִיק slepstik |
noun pair of sticks
| Русский | колоту́шка kolotúška, хлопу́шка xlopúška |
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