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DARK COMEDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dark comedy mean?
• DARK COMEDY (noun)
The noun DARK COMEDY has 1 sense:
1. a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
Familiarity information: DARK COMEDY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dark comedy" is a kind of...):
comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
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