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sarcasm: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

derision collapse: the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughter

black humor collapse: the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect

squib collapse: firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

irony collapse: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

malapropism collapse: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

parody collapse: humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; make a spoof of or make fun of

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

farce collapse: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

caricature collapse: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

metaphor collapse: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

joke collapse: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"; act in a funny or teasing way; tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

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