slapstick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From slap + stick, calque of Italian batacchio. The pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
- (countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slap-stick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| slapsticks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
slapstickish · slapstickery · slapsticker · splatstick · slapsticky
Synonyms
Translations (21)
ca fuet (pair of sticks) · la motoria (physical comedy) · da falde på halen-komik (physical comedy) · ko 슬랩스틱 (physical comedy) · ru буффона́да (physical comedy) · de Slapstick (physical comedy) · he סְלֶפְּסְטִיק (physical comedy) · pt pastelão (physical comedy) · ru слэ́пстик (physical comedy) · ru колоту́шка (pair of sticks) · pl slapstick (physical comedy) · fi slapstick (physical comedy) · cs bláznivá komedie (physical comedy) · bg клоунада (physical comedy) · fr pantalonnade (physical comedy) · ru хлопу́шка (pair of sticks) · ja スラップスティック (physical comedy) · bg фарс (physical comedy) · ko 몸개그 (physical comedy) · pl para pałeczek (pair of sticks) · cs groteska (physical comedy)