Translations for „gallows humour“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

gallows humour N no pl

gallows humour

wisielczy humor m

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English

There are even occasional moments of gallows humour, as it were, though they seem to be mostly unintentional.

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But not everybody is comfortable with such gallows humour.

www.telegraph.co.uk

His music is characterised by his baritone voice and poignant observations on love and death, often featuring a gallows humour.

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It's a kind of gallows humour that help them to hold back their nightmares.

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In fact, they're in good spirits, dispensing seasonal cheer and gallows humour between songs to alleviate the tension.

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But we keep that between ourselves because gallows humour might de-stress clergy, but not the bereaved.

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All agreed one thing though: this was very bad, and gallows humour was flooding the internet almost instantly.

www.telegraph.co.uk

This is why gallows humour will never die.

theconversation.com

Singing songs of wounded pride and gallows humour, they knew they were unlikely to be passing this way again for some time.

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Then the gallows humour started, most of it coming from what seemed to be a group of brothers in row 25.

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