Meanings
nounblack comedy (countable and uncountable, plural black comedies)
plural black comedies
- countableuncountableA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of black humor.
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Czech černá komedie
- černá komediea dramatic work that uses black humor
Korean 블랙 코미디
- 블랙 코미디 (beullaek komidi)a dramatic work that uses black humor
Māori pukuhohe mōkinokino
- pukuhohe mōkinokinoa dramatic work that uses black humor
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