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Noun: black humour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: black humor)
  1. (drama) the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
    "The film 'Dr. Strangelove' is full of black humour about nuclear war";
    - black humor [US]

Derived forms: black humours

Type of: expressive style, style

Encyclopedia: Black humour