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View synonyms for black humor

black humor

noun

  1. a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of black humor1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

The tension never lets up throughout “Longlegs,” though it is peppered with a dry, black humor that somehow just makes everything more disturbing.

With black humor they speak, metaphorically, of ruining their livers by working through the night.

Flecked with black humor and finely detailed pathos, the show culminates in a heart-wrenching gunfight followed by a well-earned twist ending.

The film is chock full of black humor set against steampunk visual design.

Gilman’s script offers black humor, suspense and a crushing ending.

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