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slapstick
noun slap·stick \ˈslap-ˌstik\
: comedy that involves physical action (such as falling down or hitting people)
Full Definition of SLAPSTICK
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
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First Known Use of SLAPSTICK
1896
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Rhymes with SLAPSTICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
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