1 [mass noun] comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events:slapstick humour
2a device consisting of two flexible pieces of wood joined together at one end, used by clowns and in pantomime to produce a loud slapping noise:a loud and exhilarating rattle of bladders and slapsticks
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Definition of slapstick in the US English dictionary
