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Slapstick vs Mime - What's the difference?

slapstick | mime |

As nouns the difference between slapstick and mime

is that slapstick is physical comedy, e.g. slipping on a banana peel, exaggeratedly losing balance, walking into walls etc while mime is a form of acting without words; pantomime.

As a verb mime is

to mimic.

As a proper noun MIME is

acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions,|lang=en an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email.

slapstick

English

(wikipedia slapstick)

Noun

  • (uncountable) physical comedy, e.g. slipping on a banana peel, exaggeratedly losing balance, walking into walls etc.
  • (countable) a pair of sticks tied together at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect for (1)

    • Derived terms

    *slapsticker *slapstickery

    mime

    English

    (wikipedia mime)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of acting without words; pantomime
  • A pantomime actor
  • A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce
  • A performer of such a farce
  • A person who mimics others in a comical manner

    • Related terms

    * pantomime

    Verb

    (mim)
  • To mimic.
  • To act without words.
  • To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * lip-synch ----