"screwball comedy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: screwball comedies [plural]
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  1. (uncountable) A genre of motion picture or play where opposites were juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy, Film
    Sense id: en-screwball_comedy-en-noun-rVUHZu2h Disambiguation of Comedy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Film: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 23
  2. (countable) A motion picture or play of this genre. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Comedy, Film
    Sense id: en-screwball_comedy-en-noun-FYFkl~0B Disambiguation of Comedy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Film: 53 47

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