Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallows humour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
gal-lows hu-mour
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of gallows humor.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does gallows humour mean?
Alternative spelling of gallows humor.

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