slapstick
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Then, Scotland gifted Brazil one goal and then two when they made a fiendishly-difficult job an impossible one on the back of slapstick in defence.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
We both love slapstick comedies, but he seemed antsy when I tried to hold his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But when a delivery bot drives off a pier, or a humanoid faceplants while botching a dance move, people are seeing more than slapstick humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Watching this slapstick routine of quitters and re-enterers from a vantage point atop the polls is Francesca Hong, a state representative, part-time bartender, and Democratic Socialists of America member.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
She snapped a needle from a cactus and with the slapstick pantomime of a circus clown pretended to pick her teeth with it.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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