"anticomedy" meaning in All languages combined

See anticomedy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From anti- + comedy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|comedy}} anti- + comedy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anticomedy (uncountable)
  1. A form of comedy that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of comedy. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Related terms: anticomic, antijoke
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