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What does "slapstick" mean?

Vocabulary Word: slapstick

1. Definition (n.) type of comedy that involves a lot of visual jokes; a comedy that is very simple and obvious

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2. Definition (adj.) comedy that involves a lot of visual and/or physical jokes

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3. Definition (n.) a type of comedy that involves a lot of visual jokes

Examples The movie has a lot of people falling down and running into things. It has a lot slapstick.

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Eliza09

Eliza09

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I like slapstick movies!

02:06 PM Apr 16 2013 |

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