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gallows humour |
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gallows humour (British & Australian, American & Australian) humour that makes unpleasant things, such as death, seem funny. Many of the patients I worked with knew they were dying. There was a lot of gallows humour. See also: humour How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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8-12) is hilarious, while gallows humour suffuses his anecdote (Concern for the Dead 12. It's not quite gallows humour, but approaches it at high speeds. |
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gallows humour
