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All slapstick synonyms

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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.
  • funnyfunnies. 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.
  • gasserHerbert 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.
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