slapstick

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Synonyms: slipstick, slap stick, clapstick, trapstick, lipstick, slapsticky, sea-stick, flagstick, chapstick, slapsticks, lopstick

Antonyms: slipstick, slap stick, clapstick, trapstick, lipstick, slapsticky, sea-stick, flagstick, chapstick, slapsticks, lopstick

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|humor}} {{lb|en|uncountable|comedy}} A style of humor focusing on [[physical]] [[comedy]], such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
2. {{lb|en|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]].

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