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Meaning
Noun
●
A
style
of
humor
marked
by
broad
improbabilities
with little
regard
to
regularity
or method.
●
In Comedy:
A
motion picture
or
play
featuring
this
style
of humor.
●
A
situation
abounding with
ludicrous
incidents.
●
A
ridiculous
or
empty
show.
●
In Cooking:
Forcemeat, stuffing.
Verb
●
To
stuff
with
forcemeat
or other food items.
●
To
fill
full
; to stuff.
●
To make fat.
●
To
swell
out; to
render
pompous.
●
Alternative form of
farse
(“to
insert
vernacular
paraphrases
into (a Latin liturgy)”)
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Origin
farce
English
farcen
Middle English (1100-1500)
farsir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
⚠️
Related words may be vulgar
Rhymes
Arse
Parse
Farce
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