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slap·stick       [slap-stik] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
2.a stick or lath used by harlequins, clowns, etc., as in pantomime, for striking other performers, esp. a combination of laths that make a loud, clapping noise without hurting the person struck.
–adjective
3.using, or marked by the use of, broad farce and horseplay: a slapstick motion picture.
[Origin: 1895–1900, Americanism; slap1 + stick1]
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slap·stick       (slāp'stĭk')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A boisterous form of comedy marked by chases, collisions, and crude practical jokes.
  2. A paddle designed to produce a loud whacking sound, formerly used by performers in farces.

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slapstick 
"farcical physical comedy, horseplay," 1926, from slapstick (1896) a device consisting of two sticks fastened together so as to slap loudly when a clown or actor hits somebody with it, or to make a sound-effect offstage; from slap and stick.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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slapstick

adjective
1. characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor" 

noun
1. a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes 
2. acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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