Farce

/fɑːrs/ noun

A type of comedy that uses exaggerated, silly situations and physical humor; or a situation so ridiculous that it seems like a joke.

From French “farce” meaning “stuffing,” from Latin “farcire” meaning “to stuff.” It came from short comic scenes “stuffed” between more serious religious plays in medieval theater.

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