soubriquet
/ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/
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American sound/ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/
soubriquet
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
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soub - ri - quet -> soubriquet
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘Their happy laughter rang down the tunnel as they appreciated the irony, or failing that, the slapstick.’
- ‘His movements, reactions and slapstick comedy were a treat to watch.’
- ‘But a lot of the comedy is silly slapstick stuff, with people hitting each other with balloons and getting into fights.’
- ‘We are fed up of slapstick comedies and dialogues filled with double meaning.’
- ‘But it should not be reduced to something showing slapstick comedies and lewd jokes.’
- ‘Such typical comedy tricks such as speeding up the film, slapstick humor, and wacky looks are all present here.’
- ‘What follows from here is unbridled mawkishness interrupted by some slapstick comedy.’
- ‘This is aiming to be a sort of slapstick comedy but, as you say, it's very intermittent.’
- ‘This satirical, slapstick comedy is a feel-good film that is effortless to watch.’
- ‘The tone, which veers from slapstick comedy to mawkish melodrama, is as volatile as nitroglycerine.’
- ‘As one expects of Elton, it's all done with slapstick humour, parody, irony and lots of absurd action.’
- ‘The film is billed as a sophisticated comedy that gleefully mixes slapstick humour, with something a little more grown-up for all viewers.’
- ‘A series of slapstick events leave both penniless and on the run, where they form a grudging bond.’
- ‘It would be funny, like one of the old silent slapsticks.’
- ‘Families enjoyed the fun-filled evening of good music, slapstick comedy and all-around entertainment.’
- ‘John giggled at the slapstick, not quite understanding what all of the fear in the air was about.’
- ‘Every joke in the film works for me, even the slapstick at the sidewalk cafe and the barge, and I'm not a big fan of physical comedy.’
- ‘It is a comedy with both slapstick and verbal humour.’
- ‘The script is dreadful - even the slapstick fails to raise a smile.’
- ‘A lack of imagination on the part of the writer, the director and the actors results in slapstick comedy and innuendoes in dialogues.’
Synonyms
humor, funny side, joke, wit, jesting, pleasantry, farce, clowning, absurd, burlesque, comedy, comical, funny, knockabout
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