slapstick

Etymology
, . The pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.

Noun

 * 1)   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)  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.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: клоунада,
 * Czech: groteska, bláznivá komedie
 * Danish: falde på halen-komik
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Latin: motoria
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Catalan:
 * Russian: ,

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Noun

 * 1) slapstick physical comedy

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