screwball comedy

noun

A genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick

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Meanings

nounscrewball comedy (countable and uncountable, plural screwball comedies)

plural screwball comedies

  1. uncountableA genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
  2. countableA motion picture or play of this genre.
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Chicago

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