Humour

Word HUMOUR
Character 6
Hyphenation humour
Pronunciations /ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Humour"

What do we mean by humour?

Etc. See humor, etc. noun

Same as humor. noun

Moist vapour, moisture. noun

Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. noun

Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour. noun

One's state of mind or disposition; one's mood. noun

The quality in events, speech or writing which is seen as funny, or creates amusement, such as a joke, satire, parody, etc. noun

To pacify by indulging. verb

A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling noun

Put into a good mood verb

The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous noun

(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state noun

A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter noun

The liquid parts of the body noun

The quality of being funny noun

The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.

A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.

Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

Moist vapour, moisture.

When you laugh at something with no inherent comedic value. Urban Dictionary

A bizarre type of humour that roots from a TPOT camp named "BFTS". Some symptoms of Josey humour are: 1. Saying WTF way too much 2. Saying "lma" and "lmak" instead/with "lmao" 3. Stroke-like reactions to very weird jokes, usually replacing "WTF" with something like "WTAFYUIOAJULJIHNKML" 4. Mispelling of common words all the time 5. Big Chungus Urban Dictionary

Dry humour ,sometimes also referred to as deadpan, is a form of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done by a person, while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. It is implied humour or indirect humour which largely depends on what the audience thinks is being said rather than anything else. Urban Dictionary

Humor that deals with unpleasant aspects of life in a bitter or ironic way Urban Dictionary

Indirect breach of the fourth wall at the end of the movie "Fight Club". When the plot comes around to the opening scene again after two hours of flashback, the Narrator (Edward Norton) states he "still hasn't anything to say", and Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) refers to this as "flashback humour". Urban Dictionary

Dead jokes like ‘go back to the kitchen’ and ‘I have kids in my basement.’ Really bad ‘waffling’ Urban Dictionary

Comedic bankruptcy,inability to either experience or create anything amusing Urban Dictionary

The majority of people are able to experience humour, i.e., to be amused, to laugh or smile at something funny, and thus they are considered to have a sense of humour. The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour induced by humour to be inexplicable, strange, or even irrational. Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which a person will find something humourous depends upon a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context. Urban Dictionary

When a (usually immature) person persistently cracks jokes about potty like things, such as tits, poo, snot, knobs etc.. Urban Dictionary

An attempt to placate or pacify one's parents. (baby boomers...slang for generation of children born following the end of the second world war). Urban Dictionary

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The word "humour" in example sentences

III. ii.439 (293,5) [to a living humour of madness] If this be the true reading we must by _living_ understand _lasting_, or _permanent_, but I cannot forbear to think that some antithesis was intended which is now lost; perhaps the passage stood thus, _I drove my suitor from a_ dying _humour of love to a living humour of madness_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Or rather thus, _from a mad humour of love to a_ loving _humour of madness_, that is, from a _madness_ that was _love_, to a _love_ that was _madness_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The butt of his humour is a group so ostentatiously righteous that few commentating on the Booker mentioned Jacobson's attack. ❋ Nick Cohen (2010)

Your humour is a refreshing rest stop on our busy highway of genealogical data. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Its hilarious but the humour is arrived at by making fun of the ignorance of Americans. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Like the people of Southern Europe, the Semite is easily managed by a jest: though grave and thoughtful, he is by no means deficient in the sly wit which we call humour, and the solemn gravity of his words contrasts amusingly with his ideas. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Nevertheless, the essence of what we call humour is that amusing weaknesses should be combined with an amicable humanity. ❋ George Santayana (1907)

Miss Keller's humour is that deeper kind of humour which is courage. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

But the deep background that lies behind and beyond what we call humour is revealed only to the few who, by instinct or by effort, have given thought to it. ❋ Stephen Leacock (1906)

Not getting them for a_a though, he hides behind what he calls humour but really does think he is an infanteer, ❋ Unknown (2009)

We need a Mr Orchard to look these joke tellers straight in the eyes and say, "Your kind of humour is making me uncomfortable, please stop it now for you are wounding my delicate sensibilities". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Apparently that humour is way to classic for a man of your refind tastes. ❋ Tyler (2009)

Each humour is visually illustrated combining its unique properties such as color, mood, temperament, disposition, and plants. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Funk - depression ill humour from the Scottish word meaning to “fail though panic”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Comedians are keen people watchers and some of the best humour is observational. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is perhaps part of the national character in itself, and no bad thing, but Scots comics are more likely than anyone except perhaps Irish comics to draw their humour from the absurdities of their homeland. ❋ Skittledog (2009)

I think humour is a tool and like any tool it can be used in a lot of different ways, both positive and negative. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A sense of humour is pretty essential in a marriage with children, right? ❋ Unknown (2009)

To be honest, this po-faced denunciation of humour is something that has made the Left insufferable since they embraced political correctness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Yo [did you know] [Spongebob] is [a sponge]?" "That's some proper Ghilo Humour that." ❋ ARandomBantalope (2020)

"that's almost as big as [BIG CHUNGUS]!!!!!!! WTYRFGYHDUIUGYSHJKL" "o jeez i think [uve] got Josey Humour [lma]" "lma" ❋ QKitti (2021)

Mr.[Carson], known for his [blank] expressions while performing outrageous [stunts] on his show ' Carson Tonight ' is by far the best dry humourist i know. ❋ Sumanth Chebolu (2006)

[Black humour] is when, for example, a man takes off his belt to hang himself, and his trousers fall down. Another example of [black humour], "Suicide just isn't funny, no matter which way [you slice] it," is an effective satire at the way that suicide is treated in mainstream western culture, insinuating that attitudes towards suicide are even more [morose] or morbid than the act or mental condition leading to it. ❋ I.O.U. 68+1 (2006)

Any other [definitions] for flashback humour? ❋ Fearman (2007)

Tom: “yo [go back to the kitchen] and make me a sandwich u dishwasher😂” Rachel: “shut up you’ve got [hadi humour]” Or Rachel: “you can’t even waffle” Tom: “[ok so basically] I was playing football with my eyelashes and mud got into my windpipe which paralysed me from my phone case so I had to get my phone case repaired at the aquarium to let the blood come out from the foot of my phone which gave it superpowers and is now able to go shopping with a printer” Rachel: “wtf was that? You’ve got hadi humour.” ❋ Hannahm1333 (2020)

[HD] sufferer - [you can say that again] normal person - oh can I - repeats what he has just said HD sufferer - [no response] normal person- i see you are suffering a humour deficit problem HD sufferer- excuse me i do not understand ❋ Joel Plews (2007)

For example, young children's sense of humour may favour [slapstick], such as [Punch and Judy] puppet shows or cartoons such as [Tom and Jerry]. ❋ Death Megatron 3000 (2013)

ed: it'a not fair.. potty humour boy: [haa], you said [snot]. sarah draws a picture of a cucumber potty humour boy: haa, that's a dick. all you need is two [oranges] to make balls. ❋ Lu-luella (2008)

[Mom and Dad] were so annoying last night, [nagging] me to hurry up and finish that application. I finally decided to [Humour the Boomers] and told them i would complete it before bed. ❋ Groller Prizzly (2006)

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