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screwball comedy

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.

Noun

screwball comedy (countable and uncountable, plural screwball comedies)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
  2. (countable) A motion picture or play of this genre.

Forms of screwball comedy

pluralscrewball comedies

Questions about screwball comedy

What does screwball comedy mean?
Screwball comedy means a genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick.
What part of speech is screwball comedy?
Screwball comedy is a noun.
What is the plural of screwball comedy?
The plural of screwball comedy is screwball comedies.

Words near screwball comedy in the dictionary

  1. screwable
  2. screwage
  3. screwback
  4. screwball
  5. screwball comedies
  6. screwball comedy
  7. screwballer
  8. screwballers
  9. screwballery
  10. screwballish
  11. screwballism

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