Thursday, August 13, 2015

SLAPSTICK

WORD: SLAPSTICK

MEANING:
1. (Theatre)
a. comedy characterized by horseplay and physical action
b. (as modifier): slapstick humour.
2. (Theatre) a flexible pair of paddles bound together at one end, formerly used in pantomime to strike a blow to a person with a loud clapping sound but without injury
3. humor, joke, comedy

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Entertainment' review: The humour isn't just slapstick, it's also repetitive and lazy
2. Jokers do slapsticks in circus.

PRONOUNCE:
slapstick - स्लैप्स्टिक

LINK: SLAPSTICK

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