gallows humor
humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
Origin of gallows humor
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How to use gallows humor in a sentence
gallows humor has always served him and other activists well; it had to in such dark times.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People | Tim Teeman | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a lot more gallows humor and a lot less talking about your feelings.
Grant Heslov Is the Robin to George Clooney’s Batman | Andrew Romano | February 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOver the next week, he entertained his three children and six grandchildren with his famous gallows humor.
Needless to say, the gallows humor that is a hallmark of my former profession has lost much of its luster.
Some would-be SEALs turn to gallows humor to endure the pain, telling themselves “the only easy day was yesterday.”
And his bitter gallows humor had furnished a wry relief to grim reality.
Pandemic | Jesse Franklin BoneValentine, in fact, was seized by that desperate merriment which is known as gallows humor.
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