farces

noun

plural of farce
1
as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce

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2
as in comedies
humorous entertainment the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce

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Recent Examples of farces With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026 His air of louche mischief attended his farces about Dada and James Joyce and moral determinism, his cleverness worn as lightly as a scarf. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025 His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farces
  1. parodies
  2. comedies
  3. jokes
  4. humors
  5. caricatures
Noun
  • Even the playful quad-exit exhaust parodies the diamond structural detailing of the supersonic aircraft.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kidman’s viral commercial for the company has inspired countless memes and parodies since its debut in September 2021, including on The Boys and Saturday Night Live.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodies
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  • The Wrong Girls channels in equal measure the amiable shagginess of stoner classics like Smiley Face and Pineapple Express and the sunny ditziness of female friendship comedies like Dick or Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Downward Dog also distinguished itself from dozens of broad, jokey, try-hard broadcast comedies with its more laid-back, gentle but never cloying tone.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • Parents are likely to be divided as to whether the fact that the film is aimed squarely at young people, with very little in the way of jokes for adults, is a good or a bad thing.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This game contains potty humor and jokes that ride the fine line of what some parents may feel is appropriate for their children.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of humors
Noun
  • For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone.
    — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • Modern aerospace power bears little resemblance to those caricatures.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of caricatures

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