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| slap·stick [ sláp stìk ] |
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boisterous comedy: comedy with the emphasis on fast physical action, farcical situations, and obvious jokes that do not depend on language
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often used before a noun
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 slapstick comedy
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| [Early 20th century. <slapstick, a device made of two flat linked pieces of wood, formerly used in comic performances to simulate the sound of a blow] |
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