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Black humor   /blæk hjˈumər/   Listen
Black humor

noun
1.
The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect.  Synonym: black humour.





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"Black humor" Quotes from Famous Books



... glad not to be in your path, gentle friend," murmured Scarlett, trying to fix himself on the branches so that he might be able to draw an arrow. "Sorry indeed would be anyone's plight who should encounter you in this black humor." ...
— Robin Hood • Paul Creswick
... sacrifice as the afternoon wore on. When Grant Arkwright came, toward six o'clock, she welcomed him, the first- comer bringing her the longed-for chance to discharge the vials of her wrath. And she noted with pleasure that he, too, was in a black humor. Before she ...
— The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig • David Graham Phillips


Words linked to "Black humor" :   style, drama, expressive style


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