Canadian English Meaning of slapstick

Slapstick

Other Canadian English words related to Slapstick

synonyms

• Comedy
• humour
• satire
• farce
• parody
• banter
• burlesque
• Goofing around
• fun
• High comedy
• monkeying around
• improv
• knockabout
• Low comedy
• persiflage
• stand up
• quick-wittedness

antonyms

• earnest
• grave
• humourless
• lame
• sedate
• serious
• severe
• solemn
• somber
• sombre
• staid
• tragic
• unfunny
• unfunny
• affecting
• moving
• no-nonsense
• moving
• sad
• sober
• touching
• tragic
• unlikely
• dry
• unhysterical
• unsmiling
• heavy
• lachrymose
• mournful
• sober-minded
• sorrowful
• tearful
• woeful

Definitions and Meaning of slapstick in English

Wordnet

slapstick (n)

a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

Wordnet

slapstick (s)

characterized by horseplay and physical action

FAQs About the word slapstick

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word slapstick

Slapstick

What is the English meaning of the word Slapstick

a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes, acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud n

What are the synonyms of the word Slapstick

Comedy,humour,satire,farce,parody,banter,burlesque,Goofing around,fun,High comedy

What are the antonyms of the word Slapstick

earnest,grave,humourless,lame,sedate,serious,severe,solemn,somber,sombre