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 Translation for 'gallows humor' from English to Swedish
NOUN   gallows humor | -
galghumor {u}gallows humor [Am.]
galghumor {u}gallows humour [Br.]
humor {u}humor [Am.]
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Usage Examples English
  • The website's consensus reads, "Steeped in gallows humor, "Stuck" is a taut, tense examination of a tragic accident."
  • It was praised for its "touches of gallows humor and mocking fatalism", the first theatrical production produced under the Actors' Equity Association 99-seat theater plan.
  • Several of the site's most memorable shared stories and narratives emerged around news stories, especially in response to events like the shared trauma of 9/11, where responses varied between heartbreak and gallows humor.
  • In comedy horror film, gallows humor is a common element.
  • The concept of gallows humor is comparable to the French expression "rire jaune" (lit. ...

  • According to Leonard Feinberg, the 1734 edition contains one of the oldest examples of gallows humor.
  • German "Kabarett" developed from 1901, with the creation of the Überbrettl ("Superstage") venue, and by the Weimar era in the mid-1920s, the "Kabarett" performances were characterized by political satire and gallows humor.
  • "More than any translation, Georgi's emphasizes Villon's famous gallows humor...his word play, jokes, and puns".
  • He is also known for his quick wit and gallows humor.
  • Lauren DeStefano (born October 13, 1984) is an American young adult author. She is best known for the Chemical Garden series of novels and her gallows humor.

  • s final season gets straight to the point, tackling hard-hitting issues with the same dramatic depth and gallows humor that made the show so ground-breaking to begin with".
  • Along with Karl Valentin, he is considered a master of gallows humor.
  • By the Weimar era in the mid-1920s it was characterized by political satire and gallows humor.
  • Klein is an American author and lecturer on the stress relieving benefits of humor and on gallows humor.
  • As Jonathan Rigby points out in the documentary “Gallows Humor” included with the Blu-ray that the opening opened with a credit sequence that made clear what Sangster’s intentions were; using what appears to be a felt tip pen (an anachronism) to mark off the body parts in a picture of a woman that would be needed for one of Frankenstein’s creations.

  • typical gallows humor that test pilots used to cope with danger [...] but privately calculated that one of the seven would die during Project Mercury.
  • "Deathconsciousness" is a concept album; Jayson Heller of "Pitchfork" identified the thesis of the album as the view that "Existence is bleak, gallows humor undergirds it, and sometimes wallowing in that sick paradox is the best revenge".
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