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farce

  [fahrs] noun, verb, farced, farc⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
2. humor of the type displayed in such works.
3. foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
4. Cookery. forcemeat.
–verb (used with object)
5. to season (a speech or composition), esp. with witty material.
6. Obsolete. to stuff; cram.
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME fars stuffing < MF farce < VL *farsa, n. use of fem. of L farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, ptp. of farcīre to stuff; (v.) ME farsen < OF farcir < L farcīre

Synonyms:
3. burlesque, travesty.
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farce   (färs)   
n.  
    1. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.
    2. The branch of literature constituting such works.
    3. The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works.
  2. A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed election was a farce.
  3. A seasoned stuffing, as for roasted turkey.
tr.v.   farced, farc·ing, farc·es
  1. To pad (a speech, for example) with jokes or witticisms.
  2. To stuff, as for roasting.

[Middle English farse, stuffing, from Old French farce, stuffing, interpolation, interlude, from Vulgar Latin *farsa, from feminine of farsus, variant of fartus, past participle of farcīre, to stuff.]
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Farcing

Far"cing\, n. (Cookery) Stuffing; forcemeat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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