slapsticky

adjective

Definition of slapstickynext
as in slapstick

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  1. zany
  2. clownish
  3. amusing
  4. entertaining
Adjective
  • Pushing characters into zany situations because of their stubborn traits is a sitcom tradition.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no one better at capturing the zaniest highs and darkest lows of the soap opera genre, and Beauty in Black, his new Netflix series, is no exception.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of zany
Adjective
  • Over the coming days, the owners of Four Seasons Total Landscaping did their patriotic duty and cashed in on their temporary notoriety, selling souvenirs to commemorate the fiasco; to Trump’s detractors, the debacle epitomized the clownish incompetence that had defined his presidency.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of clownish
Adjective
  • Though there are many examples that are less amusing.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Hausman notes that the algorithm does not work perfectly, and like modern chatbots, the robots sometimes fail in surprising and amusing ways.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • No matter what, this thread is an entertaining read.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Dressed in a white denim jacket and jeans, Armisen didn’t do a traditional stand-up set but took the audience of more than 800 people on an absurdist, entertaining ride.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of entertaining
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