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absurdist humour
absurdist humour
/æbˈsɝdɪst ˈhjuːmər/
noun
[Canadian, British]
A form of humor predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical
(
absurdist humor
[ N. American]
,
absurdist humour
[Canadian, British]
,
surreal humor
[ N. American]
,
surreal humour
[Canadian, British]
)
a form of humor predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical
Surreal humour is also found frequently in avant-garde theatre such as Waiting for Godot and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
Surreal humour is also found frequently in avant-garde theatre such as Waiting for Godot and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
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