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screwball comedy

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  • noun uncountable A genre of motion picture made in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s where opposites were juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
  • noun countable A motion picture of this genre.

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