farce

/fษ‘หs/

IPA: /F AA1 R S/

noun
  1. 1

    A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

  2. 2

    A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

    โ€œThe farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.โ€

  3. 3

    A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.

    โ€œThe first month of labor negotiations was a farce.โ€

  4. 4

    A ridiculous or empty show.

    โ€œThe political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    Forcemeat, stuffing.

verb
  1. 1

    To stuff with forcemeat.

  2. 2

    To fill full; to stuff.

  3. 3

    To make fat.

  4. 4

    To swell out; to render pompous.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/farce