farce
- 1) noun, a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations
- 2) noun, the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind
- 3) noun, a ludicrous situation or action
- 4) noun, Also: farcemeat. another name for forcemeat
- 5) verb, to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes
- 6) verb, to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat
Etymology
C14 (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc)
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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comedy, nonsense, satire, slapstick, burlesque, mockery, joke, parody, shambles, sham, travesty, ridiculous