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black humor

noun as in gallows humor

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Someone like Sarah Silverman can elevate a rape joke by using black humor and referencing specific cultural touchstones.

The ending has a classic Coen twist—the kind of black humor that is worth spending a night in with.

She glanced sideways at him and was thoroughly startled at the black humor displayed in his countenance.

Sorry indeed would be anyone's plight who should encounter you in this black humor.

And she noted with pleasure that he, too, was in a black humor.

Sorry indeed would be any one's plight who should encounter you in this black humor.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to black humor, such as: grim humor, macabre humor, and sick humor.

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