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galgenhumor.

gallows humor (US), gallows humour (UK) (comedy that still manages to be funny in spite of imminent death, danger or accident)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡaljənhuːmɔr/[ˈɡ̊aljənˌhuːmɒ]
  1. gallows humor (US), gallows humour (UK) (comedy that still manages to be funny in spite of imminent death, danger or accident)

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From German Galgenhumor (“gallows humor”).

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