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Synonyms for slapstick


Grammar : Adj
Spell : slap-stik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslæpˌstɪk



Définition of slapstick

Origin :
  • also slap-stick, originally (1896) a device consisting of two sticks fastened together so as to slap loudly when a clown or actor hits somebody with it, or to make a sound-effect offstage; from slap and stick (n.). As an adjective by 1906. Meaning "farcical physical comedy, horseplay" (1916) is short for slapstick comedy or humor.
  • adj comical
Example sentences :
  • It frequently happens that a comedian will get after a writer with a stuffed club or a slapstick.
  • Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards
  • Sloppy sentimentality and slapstick farce ought to bore us frightfully, especially if we have any sense of humor.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • Her enthusiasm for the slapstick artist provoked him, but at the same time that gay laughter tickled his ears pleasantly.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
  • Don Marquis recognizes as well as any one the value of the slapstick as a mirth-provoking instrument.
  • Extract from : « Shandygaff » by Christopher Morley
  • There was a moment when the slapstick comedy grazed red tragedy.
  • Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He is the comedian most often proclaimed an artist by the fastidious, and most often forgiven for his slapstick.
  • Extract from : « The Art Of The Moving Picture » by Vachel Lindsay

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