Word of the Day

Farce

July 10, 2025

/färs/

noun

1. a type of comedy that relies on absurd, highly improbable situations, exaggerated characters, and physical humor

Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.

- Professor George Pierce Baker (1866-1935) 2. a ridiculous or absurd situation or event Life's a farce, so we might as well make it a good one. - Shūji Tsushima (1909-1948)
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