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black humor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
black- hu-mor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

black humour (alternative)

Phrases

black-humored dark humor gallows humor

Frequently Paired Words

comedy dark humor gallows humor humor tragicomedy

Synonyms

black comedy black humour

Questions

What does black humor mean?
A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.

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