slapstick

/slˈæpstɪk/

/ˈsɫæpˌstɪk/

Slapstick

a comedy with deliberate clumsiness and humorously embarrassing events

acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

slapstick

characterized by horseplay and physical action

Examples

1. His experience in the Valley of the King was not all slapstick however.

2. Classic slapstick never gets old.

3. It is slapstick in its purest form.

4. Now, avoid slapstick humor or crude humor.