slapstick

/ˈslæpstɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈæpstˌɪk] /ˈslæpstɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈæpstˌɪk] /ˈslap-ˌstik How to pronounce slapstick (audio)/ (ame, mw)

1.名詞C1

釋義

comedy that gets laughs from exaggerated falls, hits, chases, and other rough visual gags.

例句

The school play used slapstick when Bilal slipped on a fake banana peel.

use slapstick for a staged physical mishap

Daichi loves old cartoons because the slapstick still makes everyone laugh.

slapstick in cartoons depends on visual action

同義詞

physical comedy
Wider label that can include smaller movements and reactions, not only noisy accidents.
farce
Broader comic form that often depends on confusion and plot chaos, not just physical gags.
clowning
Suggests performance shaped by clown routines or audience play.

反義詞

deadpan humor
Creates laughter through an emotionless delivery instead of obvious physical accidents.

use slapstick in + show

rely on slapstick

add slapstick to + scene

Usually uncountable. Writers often use it for film, cartoons, or stage scenes that depend on visible accidents and blows rather than clever dialogue.

❌The film depends on slapstick jokes in the dialogue.

✅The film depends on slapstick, with falls and hits.

💡Slapstick refers to physical comic action, not wordplay in spoken lines.

slapstick — noun