Dictionary entry

Soubriquet

Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

sobriquet

Definition

slapstick /'slæpstÇk/ n [U] ကလိထိုးၿပီး ရယ္ေအာင္လုပ္သည့္ ဟာသ (ဇာတ္လမ္း)။ slapstick comedy.

Examples

  1. ‘Their happy laughter rang down the tunnel as they appreciated the irony
  2. or failing that
  3. the slapstick.’
  4. ‘His movements
  5. reactions and slapstick comedy were a treat to watch.’
  6. ‘But a lot of the comedy is silly slapstick stuff
  7. with people hitting each other with balloons and getting into fights.’
  8. ‘We are fed up of slapstick comedies and dialogues filled with double meaning.’
  9. ‘But it should not be reduced to something showing slapstick comedies and lewd jokes.’
  10. ‘Such typical comedy tricks such as speeding up the film
  11. slapstick humor
  12. and wacky looks are all present here.’
  13. ‘What follows from here is unbridled mawkishness interrupted by some slapstick comedy.’
  14. ‘This is aiming to be a sort of slapstick comedy but
  15. as you say
  16. it's very intermittent.’
  17. ‘This satirical
  18. slapstick comedy is a feel-good film that is effortless to watch.’
  19. ‘The tone
  20. which veers from slapstick comedy to mawkish melodrama
  21. is as volatile as nitroglycerine.’
  22. ‘As one expects of Elton
  23. it's all done with slapstick humour
  24. parody
  25. irony and lots of absurd action.’
  26. ‘The film is billed as a sophisticated comedy that gleefully mixes slapstick humour
  27. with something a little more grown-up for all viewers.’
  28. ‘A series of slapstick events leave both penniless and on the run
  29. where they form a grudging bond.’
  30. ‘It would be funny
  31. like one of the old silent slapsticks.’
  32. ‘Families enjoyed the fun-filled evening of good music
  33. slapstick comedy and all-around entertainment.’
  34. ‘John giggled at the slapstick
  35. not quite understanding what all of the fear in the air was about.’
  36. ‘Every joke in the film works for me
  37. even the slapstick at the sidewalk cafe and the barge
  38. and I'm not a big fan of physical comedy.’
  39. ‘It is a comedy with both slapstick and verbal humour.’
  40. ‘The script is dreadful - even the slapstick fails to raise a smile.’
  41. ‘A lack of imagination on the part of the writer
  42. the director and the actors results in slapstick comedy and innuendoes in dialogues.’