What does slapstick mean?

n. A type of humor that uses physical actions or situations to make people laugh, like people hitting each other or falling down.

slapstick

🇺🇸 /ˈslæpstɪk/ 🇬🇧 /ˈslæpstɪk/

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noun

A type of humor that uses physical actions or situations to make people laugh, like people hitting each other or falling down.

The movie was full of slapstick, with characters tripping over each other and getting pies thrown in their faces.

A type of humor that uses physical actions or situations to make people laugh, like people hitting each other or falling down.

Plural slapsticks