Definitions for slapstickˈslæpˌstɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slap•stickˈslæpˌstɪk(n.)
broad comedy characterized by violently boisterous action.
Category: Showbiz
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.
Category: Showbiz
(adj.)using, or marked by slapstick:
a slapstick routine.
Origin of slapstick:
1895–1900, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
slapstick(noun)
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
slapstick(adj)
acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
slapstick(adj)
characterized by horseplay and physical action
"slapstick style of humor"
Wiktionary
slapstick(Noun)
physical comedy, e.g. slipping on a banana peel, exaggeratedly losing balance, walking into walls etc.
slapstick(Noun)
a pair of sticks tied together at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect for (1)
Origin: From slap + stick, the English translation of the batacchio. The slapstick was a pair of sticks tied together that made a loud noise when struck together, and was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.
Translations for slapstick
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
slapstick(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.
- praktiese humorAfrikaans
- هَزلِيّات تَعتَمِد على المقالِبArabic
- фарсBulgarian
- palhaçadaPortuguese (BR)
- fraška; fraškovitýCzech
- der KlamaukGerman
- falde-på-halen-komedie; lagkage-Danish
- φάρσαGreek
- bufonada, payasadaSpanish
- jämekoomika, jämekoomilineEstonian
- كمدي مسخره بازيFarsi
- slapstick-huumoriFinnish
- (de) grosse farceFrench
- קוֹמדיָה מְטוֹרֶפֶתHebrew
- हंसी मजाकHindi
- lakrdija, farsaCroatian
- vígjáték (sok helyzetkomikummal)Hungarian
- banyolan kasarIndonesian
- ærslaleikur/-húmorIcelandic
- farsa; grossolanoItalian
- どたばた喜劇Japanese
- 익살극Korean
- balaganas, farsasLithuanian
- balagāns; farssLatvian
- gurauan kasarMalay
- gooi-en-smijttoneelDutch
- bløtkakekomedieNorwegian
- humor sytuacyjnyPolish
- كمدي مسخره بازيPersian
- مسخره ګریPashto
- palhaçadaPortuguese
- comedie ieftinăRomanian
- фарс, балаганRussian
- fraška; fraškovitýSlovak
- burleska; burkastSlovenian
- lakrdijaSerbian
- buskis, filmfars, slapstick; farsartadSwedish
- เรื่องขบขันชนิดหนึ่งThai
- şaklabanlığa dayanan komediTurkish
- 鬧劇Chinese (Trad.)
- грубий, дешевий фарсUkrainian
- عملی لطیفوں پر مبنی مزاق یا ڈراماUrdu
- trò vui nhộnVietnamese
- 闹剧Chinese (Simp.)
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