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Definition of gallows humour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gallows humour

noun
 
/ˈɡæləʊz hjuːmə(r)/
 
/ˈɡæləʊz hjuːmər/
(US English gallows humor)
[uncountable]
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  1. jokes about unpleasant things like death
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