knockabout
Rowdy slapstick style
Knockabout describes rough, boisterous physical activity, often comedic: knockabout farce, knockabout comedy.
The term suggests slapstick—pratfalls, chases, exaggerated violence played for laughs.
As a noun, a knockabout is a small sailboat with a simple rig, or casual clothes suitable for rough use: She changed into knockabouts for gardening.
Absurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
gags · shtick · vaudeville · burlesque · pantomime · harlequinade · pie-in-the-face · tomfoolery
Noisily cheerful and energetic
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
- physicalOf body or matter
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
roughhousing · scuffling · rambunctious · raucous · unrestrained · freewheeling · adventurous · rollicking
Small auxiliary watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- catboatFore-masted single-sail craft
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
- single-handedWithout help from others
Short-distance transport
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- launchSet into motion
- gigShort-term paid work
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
dinghy · inflatable · zodiac · runabout · ship-to-shore · transport · auxiliary
Relaxed, not official
- rough-and-readyCrude yet adequate
- everydayOccurring each day
- knockaroundInformal, for everyday wear
- comfortablePhysically at ease
unpretentious · unfussy · workaday · utilitarian · hard-wearing · durable · rugged · scruffy
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
clowning · gags · shtick · vaudeville · burlesque · pantomime · harlequinade · pie-in-the-face · tomfoolery · horseplay
boisterous
Noisily cheerful and energetic
wrestling · roughhousing · scuffling · rambunctious · raucous · unrestrained · freewheeling · adventurous · rollicking · roving
dinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- catboatFore-masted single-sail craft
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
shuttle
Short-distance transport
dory · dinghy · inflatable · zodiac · runabout · ship-to-shore · transport · auxiliary
informal
Relaxed, not official
- rough-and-readyCrude yet adequate
- everydayOccurring each day
- knockaroundInformal, for everyday wear
comfortable · unpretentious · unfussy · workaday · utilitarian · hard-wearing · durable · rugged · scruffy · well-worn
- Silent Filmsilent films, silent era, silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton
- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- farceslapstick, pratfall, mistaken identity, pratfalls, buffoonery
- sailing vesselsschooner, ketch, yawl, brig, sloop
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter