Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prop comedy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: prop -com-e-dy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.

Example Sentences

"In his zany prop comedy Gallagher would sometimes smash watermelons and splatter the front rows of the audience."

Inflected Forms

prop comedies (plural)

Phrases

prop comic

Frequently Paired Words

prop comic

Questions

What does prop comedy mean?: A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.

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