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black humor

Noun

∙ A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or volatile, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc. uncountable

BABYLON ENGLISH
black humor
morbid humor

WORDNET 2.0
black humor
Noun
1. the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
(synonym) black humour
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(classification) drama

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Black comedy
A black comedy (or dark comedy) is a comic work that employs morbid humor, which, in its simplest form, is humor that makes light of subject matter usually considered taboo. Black humor corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor. Black comedy is often controversial due to its subject matter.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

black humor

Noun

∙ A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or volatile, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc. uncountable

BABYLON ENGLISH
black humor
morbid humor

WORDNET 2.0
black humor
Noun
1. the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
(synonym) black humour
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(classification) drama

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Black comedy
A black comedy (or dark comedy) is a comic work that employs morbid humor, which, in its simplest form, is humor that makes light of subject matter usually considered taboo. Black humor corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor. Black comedy is often controversial due to its subject matter.
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