slapsticks

noun

plural of slapstick
as in comedies
humorous entertainment an actor whose roles range from slapstick to serious drama

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Recent Examples of slapsticks Ludwigsen played each of the five commercial slapsticks five times in an anechoic environment, minimizing any acoustic room effects with absorbing wedges. — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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  1. comedies
  2. humors
Noun
  • The Comeback co-creator Michael Patrick King notes that workplace comedies were initially conceived as a cost-effective way to make TV.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On Day 1, Cindy Holland indicated that Paramount+ would not be doing original comedies, relying on next-day CBS sitcoms.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of humors

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