Noun: black humour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: black humor)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: black humor)
- (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