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black humor
/blˈæk hjˈuːmɚ/
/blˈak hjˈuːmə/
black humourBlack humor
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a type of humor that finds the funny side of difficult or painful situations, often in a way that is considered inappropriate or offensive by some people
Examples
His jokes about death and suffering were filled with black humor.
Many war films use black humor to lighten tragic themes.
