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tragicomedy collapse: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

farce collapse: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

situation comedy collapse: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

politeness collapse: the act of showing regard for others; a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

good form collapse: behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"

burlesque collapse: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"

impoliteness collapse: a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage

camp collapse: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"; temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"; a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners"; a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"; shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs; something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp"; a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"; providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"; give an artificially banal or sexual quality to; establish or set up a camp; live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

mores collapse: (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

protocol collapse: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

insensitivity collapse: the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

elegance collapse: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"; a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

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