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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

schoolboy humour (British & Australian, American & Australian)

stupid jokes that are rude but not offensive. Isn't he a bit old for this type of schoolboy humour?

See also: humour

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