- a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- humor of the type displayed in such works.
- foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
- forcemeat.
- to season (a speech or composition), especially with witty material.
- to stuff; cram.
- a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations
- the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind
- a ludicrous situation or action
- Also: farcemeat another name for forcemeat
- to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes
- to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat
