Noun: absurdist humour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: absurdist humor)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: absurdist humor)
- A form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical
"absurdist humour is also found frequently in avant-garde theatre such as Waiting for Godot and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead."; "absurdist humour is also found frequently in avant-garde theatre such as Waiting for Godot and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.";
- surreal humor [N. Amer], surreal humour [Brit, Cdn], absurdist humor [N. Amer]
Type of: drollness, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], wit, witticism, wittiness
Encyclopedia: Absurdist humour