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gallows humor |
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gallows humor, n a dark or morbid sense of humor unique to people who deal with suffering and tragedy—for example, patients who are terminally ill joking about their illness or death as a means of coping with the illness. 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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