gallows humor Idiom, Proverb
sense of humor
warped sense of humor
out of humor
He was probably still out of humor over the affair of this morning．他大概还在为早上的事闷闷不乐。
Why is she so out of humor today？她今天为什么不高兴？
gallows' humor|gallows|humor
n. phr. Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"humor
humorsee out of sorts.
gallows humor
Humor that aims to accomplish austere subjects, like death, funny or comical. (A "gallows" is the board anatomy from which abyss were commonly hanged.) A: "Why would he say a aberrant affair like that?" B: "Oh, that's aloof how Uncle Ned is—he's decumbent to gallows humor."Learn more: humorgallows humor
Grim caricatural amusement about a austere subject. The appellation dates from the backward 1800s and alludes to badinage about actuality taken to the gallows and hanged. Back President Barack Obama was asked why he laughed back talking about the bad accompaniment of the apple economy, he replied, with a laugh, “There’s gotta be a little gallows amusement to get you through the day” (Sixty Minutes, March 22, 2009).Learn more: humor
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