"black comedy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black comedies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} black comedy (countable and uncountable, plural black comedies)
  1. Synonym of black humor Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: black humor [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-black_comedy-en-noun-GdpAc-f2 Disambiguation of Comedy: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 77 23
  2. A dramatic work that uses black humor. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a dramatic work that uses black humor): černá komedie (Czech), 블랙 코미디 (beullaek komidi) (Korean), pukuhohe mōkinokino (Maori)
    Sense id: en-black_comedy-en-noun-VPKKq1JH Disambiguation of 'a dramatic work that uses black humor': 30 70

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