English

Alternative forms

• slap stick

Noun

slapstick ‎(countable and uncountable, plural slapsticks)

1. (uncountable) 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. (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.

Derived terms

• slapsticker
• slapstickery

Synonyms

• physical comedy

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

< English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: slap‧stick
• IPA^(key): /ˈslæpst̪ik/

Noun

slapstick

1. slapstick (physical comedy)

Declension

Compounds

• slapstickelokuva
• slapstickkomedia