All slapstick synonyms
slap·stick
S s adjective slapstick
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- witty — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
adj slapstick
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- knee-slapper — a joke evoking boisterous hilarity.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- gasser — Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- farcical — pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
noun slapstick
- fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
- funnies — providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
- jesting — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
- humor — hacker humour
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- wittiness — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.