slapstick

English

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
(countable) A pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.

Etymology

Compound from English slap + English stick (sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint).

Origin

English

stick

Gloss

sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint

Concept

Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

`Kanji`

粘

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

antistick English
backslap English
bangstick English
beslap English
bestick English
bloodstick English
boomstick English
breadstick English
broomstick English
cabbage on a stick English
candlestick English
catstick English
chamberstick English
chapstick English
chewstick English
clapstick English
clue stick English
cornstick English
coupstick English
crabstick English
cuestick English
deadstick English
dickslap English
dipstick English
dripstick English
drumstick English
fiddlestick English
fingerstick English
firestick English
flagstick English
floatstick English
forestick English
fuckstick English
gearstick English
gunstick English
handstick English
headstick English
inkstick English
joystick English
kerslap English
knobstick English
ladystick English
lightstick English
lipstick English
matchstick English
meat stick English
mopstick English
mouthstick English
musicstick English
needlestick English
nightstick English
nonstick English
painstick English
paintstick English
pigstick English
polystick English
potstick English
propstick English
pushstick English
rainstick English
restick English
sidestick English
singlestick English
slap English
slap-bang English
slapable English
slapback English
slapdash English
slapdown English
slaphappy English
slaphead English
slappable English
slappee English
slapper English
slappest English
slappeth English
slappity English
slappy English
slapsies English
slapsticker English
slapstickery English
slapstickish English
slapsticky English
slipstick English
spitstick English
stick English
stickability English
stickable English
stickball English
sticker English
stickest English
sticketh English
stickfighting English
stickful English
stickhandle English
stickhandler English
sticklac English
stickless English
sticklike English
stickpin English
stickproof English
stickseed English
stickshift English
sticktight English
stickup English
stickwater English
stickweed English
stickwork English
sticky English
strike-stick English
swordstick English
tally stick English
taperstick English
thumbstick English
thunderstick English
trapstick English
unstick English
whipstick English
yamstick English
yardstick English
stickie Dutch, Flemish
стек Russian
スティック Japanese
ステッキ Japanese
slappen Middle English
stikke Middle English
หนังสติ๊ก Thai
司的克 Chinese
士的 Chinese
스틱 Korean
tiki Sranan Tongo
stick Chinook Jargon