gallows humor

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noun
  1. humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.

Origin of gallows humor

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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How to use gallows humor in a sentence

  • And his bitter gallows humor had furnished a wry relief to grim reality.

    Pandemic | Jesse Franklin Bone
  • Valentine, in fact, was seized by that desperate merriment which is known as gallows humor.

    Pretty Michal | Mr Jkai