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black comedies

black comedies is the plural of black comedy.

Meaning of black comedy

Noun

black comedy (countable and uncountable, plural black comedies)

  1. Synonym of black humor.
    Synonyms:
    black humor
  2. A dramatic work that uses black humor.
    • A performance like Nicolas Cage’s gonzo turn in the brilliant 1989 black comedy Vampire’s Kiss—and this is true of many Nicolas Cage performances—raises the question of what good acting really means.2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club

Questions about black comedies

What is black comedies the plural of?
Black comedies is the plural of black comedy.

Words near black comedies in the dictionary

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