"Ela gosta de humor negro."

Translation: She likes dark humor.

[freddiegilmour]

When I first saw this sentence I started laughing uncontrollably........ and I don't know why.

[deepak4spanish]

What type of humor are treated or counted as a DARK HUMOR? Please clarify.

[deactivated user]

It's also called gallows humour, meaning that the subject matter turns around death and illness.

[deepak4spanish]

Thanks Peter, your explanation helps. Muito obrigado.

[o_scott]

a dog walks into a bar, shows the bartender a picture, and says "I'm looking for the man who shot my pa!" is that light or dark?

[JohnDough3]

A man cheats on his girlfriend Lorraine with a woman named Clearly.
Lorraine dies suddenly.
At the funeral, the man stands up and sings, "I can see Clearly now, Lorraine is gone."

[bigglesworth]

I don't get this.

[jatty1110]

that's because he told it poorly :) the version i've heard is: why did the dog go to the sheriff's office? because somebody shot his paw! you're supposed to say it with a southern accent, so paw sounds like pa, another word for father.

[POLSKAdoBOJU]

Cute cat. Looks like my Lola. :)

[POLSKAdoBOJU]

Someone needs to notify DL to stop blocking words like negr0, because it's not offensive in other languages!

[csaggin]

its dark humor same as acid humor ?

[deactivated user]

Don't need drugs for dark humour.

[Bis612099]

Lols, must admit I did a bit of a double take. I keep forgetting that negro= the colour black and yes, that word is a corruption of this.

[Mar415]

Wrong bro Preto=Black ❤❤❤❤❤ means Dark. Uma Viela Negra= A Dark Alley. Or Obscuro is also used for a shaded or dark area.

[Vetkent]

Right out of dictionary:

❤❤❤❤❤ adjective, masculine (negra f sl, negros m pl, negras f pl)

black adj (almost always used)
less common:
dark adj · bleak adj

[Vetkent]

Examples right out of on-line dictionary

Senso de humor sarcástico: humor ❤❤❤❤❤.,,,
Sarcastic sense of humor: black humor.
Radu foi consagrado pelo público da Mostra como o diretor da tragédia em humor ❤❤❤❤❤ "Train de Vie/ Trem da Vida").
br.mostra.org,,,Radu was acknowledged by the audiences at the Mostra as director of the tragedy in black humor "Train de Vie/ Trem da Vida"). *No filme nós achamos este humor preto em particular e em dezembro que vai de diretor como Sarentino ou Robert Rodriguez [...] ,,,In the movie we find in particular this black humor and décallé of director such as Tarrentino or Robert Rodriguez where [...]
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