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
- 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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