SLAPSTICK


Meaning of SLAPSTICK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈslap-ˌstik ]

noun

Date: 1896

1. : a device made of two flat pieces of wood fastened at one end so as to make a loud noise when used by an actor to strike a person

2. : comedy stressing farce and horseplay ; also : activity resembling slapstick

• slapstick adjective

• slap·sticky -ˌsti-kē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.