Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for black humor.
Definitions

black humor

NOUN
gallows humor
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The film is chock full of black humor set against steampunk visual design.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

The movie is admiring, but not fawning, and makes a fetish neither of Fox’s suffering nor his equanimity — sometimes amounting to black humor — in dealing with it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023

And there is plenty of black humor thrown in.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

“Without black humor, we can’t live in the war,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

He reminded Tyrion of Bronn, though Bronn had a sellsword’s black humor and Griff had no humor at all.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin