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slapstick humor

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black humor collapse: the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect

lampoon collapse

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

squib collapse: firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

irony collapse: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

comedy collapse: light and humorous drama with a happy ending

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"

parody collapse: humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; make a spoof of or make fun of

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

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

travesty collapse: make a travesty of

caricature collapse: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

satire collapse

humorless collapse: lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote

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"

lymph collapse: a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

uncheerful collapse

good humor collapse: a cheerful and agreeable mood

purulence collapse: symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

gleet collapse: a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea

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

pleasureless collapse

ill-nature collapse

urine collapse: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

choler collapse

bad temper collapse: a persisting angry mood

comic collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"

esprit collapse: liveliness of mind or spirit

unsmiling collapse: not smiling

humor collapse: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"; the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"; (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"; put into a good mood

comical collapse

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

high camp collapse

pus collapse: a fluid product of inflammation; the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

lactation collapse: the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands; the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"

out of sorts collapse

musical comedy collapse

out of humor collapse

farcical collapse: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

teardrop collapse: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)

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