Meanings
noundry humor (uncountable)
alternative dry humour
- uncountableHumor that is presented with no change of expression; deadpan.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 冷面笑話 /冷面笑话
- 冷面笑話 /冷面笑话 (lěngmiàn xiàohuà)deadpan humour
Czech suchý humor
- suchý humordeadpan humour
Finnish kuiva huumori
- kuiva huumorideadpan humour
French pince-sans-rire
- pince-sans-riredeadpan humour
German trockener Humor
- trockener Humordeadpan humour
Portuguese humor seco
- humor secodeadpan humour
Russian сде́ржанный ю́мор
- сде́ржанный ю́мор (sdéržannyj júmor)deadpan humour
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APA
dry humor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20humor
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“dry humor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20humor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry humor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20humor.
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