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screwball comedy

screw·ball com·e·dy (plural screw·ball com·e·dies)


noun 
Definition:
 
comic movie: a movie, especially a Hollywood comedy of the 1930s, featuring the amusing antics of appealing characters in a glamorous world. These films often feature an emancipated and strong-willed heroine.

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