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gallows humor
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Japanese Meaning
絶望的または悲惨な状況においても、見出される意外な滑稽さや皮肉を帯びたユーモア / 困難や悲劇に直面している際に表れる、ブラックジョーク的な感覚 / 苦境における悲哀とユーモアが入り混じった皮肉な笑い
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(American spelling, idiomatic) Comedy that still manages to be funny in the face of, and in response to, a tragic or hopeless situation.
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gallows humor
Amid the endless delays and canceled flights, she coped with gallows humor, joking that they were all living in a travel-themed purgatory.
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Amid the endless delays and canceled flights, she coped with gallows humor, joking that they were all living in a travel-themed purgatory.
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