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black comedy en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of black humor.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A dramatic work that uses black humor.
    • A performance like Nicolas Cage’s gonzo turn in the brilliant 1989 black comedy Vampire’s Kiss—and this is true of many Nicolas Cage performances—raises the question of what good acting really means. 2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club:

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Synonyms

black humor

Translations (3)

cs černá komedie (a dramatic work that uses black humor) · mi pukuhohe mōkinokino (a dramatic work that uses black humor) · ko 블랙 코미디 (a dramatic work that uses black humor)