as in playfulness
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Noun
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These bits of satire don’t betray a lack of respect for the films that came before The Monkey so much as an understanding that the King adaptation is in dire need of a refresh.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Season 3 of the hit HBO series took its signature mix of satire and scandal to Thailand, with the stunning Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui as its backdrop.—
Josh Rivera,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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While many dismiss this sort of movie fare, and many others brushed off a later-career showing from the Wayans, those who respect the parody’s never-taking-itself-too-seriously nature will find that Marlon Wayans still knew how to make a hilarious spoof into the 2010s and beyond.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The sketch, another edition of The Lawrence Welk Show spoofs that first debuted during a 2008 episode, kicked off with Fred Armisen back as Welk.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The final moments of the 119-113 loss were stuffed with the slapstick goofiness expected from a Tuesday night matchup between two sub-500 teams.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Ani’s fight for their relationship, which turns literal at times, is alternately slapstick and touching.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The move comes after the authoritarian Lukashenko extended his more than three-decade rule in last month's election that the opposition has dismissed as farce.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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To truly land, farce must have the precision of a sharpshooter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The comedy derived from pie-in-the-face burlesque, but what distinguished the show was its frenetic pacing.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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During a stop on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June, Roan said horror movies, burlesque and theater also inspire her and her stylist Genesis Webb.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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The user’s viral review sparked parodies across the app with user @Nathanwituk poking fun at the original poster in a Feb. 23 video.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, disco offered a framework for instrumentalists to play around with, as well as characteristics that cannot be boiled down to logic: there can also be affective reasons, regardless of whether the intent is irony, camp, parody, or the expression of genuine sentiment.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Jocularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocularity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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