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gallows humor
gallows humorn. Humorous treatment of a grave or dire situation.gal′lows hu`mor
n. humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way. [1900–05] Translationsgallows humor
gallows humorHumor that aims to make grim subjects, like death, funny or comical. (A "gallows" is the wooden frame from which criminals were traditionally hanged.) A: "Why would he say a morbid thing like that?" B: "Oh, that's just how Uncle Ned is—he's prone to gallows humor."See also: humorgallows humorGrim ironical humor about a serious subject. The term dates from the late 1800s and alludes to joking about being taken to the gallows and hanged. When President Barack Obama was asked why he laughed when talking about the bad state of the world economy, he replied, with a laugh, “There’s gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day” (Sixty Minutes, March 22, 2009).See also: humor |