Vocabulary: humor

This is a list of vocabulary items related to humor

Humor:

Humor or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.

Sense of humor:

A sense of humor is the ability to experience humor.

"He's got a great sense of humor" (= he is very able to see things as amusing.)

Humorist:

A person who writes or tells amusing stories

Humorous:

Funny, or making you laugh.

"Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life"

Amusing:

Adjective. Entertaining. "an amusing story/person/situation"

Comedy:

1. Any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy.

2.The amusing part of a situation.

"I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies."

"The candidate forgetting his lines in the middle of the speech provided some good comedy."

Comedian:

A person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and amusing stories or by copying the behavior or speech of famous people:

"a stand-up comedian."

Black humor:

An amusing way of looking at or treating something that is serious or sad.

Crack:

Verb. To make a joke or a clever remark. "He's always cracking jokes."

Droll:

Adjective. Amusing, especially in an unusual way. "A droll remark/expression/person."

Dry humor:

Dry humor is very amusing in a way which is clever and not loud or obvious:

"a dry sense of humor."

"a dry wit."

Facetious:

Not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever:

"Facetious remarks."

"He's just being facetious."

Funny:

Adjective. Amusing; causing laughter:

"Do you know any funny jokes?"

"It's not funny – don't laugh!"

"No matter how disastrous the situation there always seems to be a funny side to it."

Gag:

Noun (INFORMAL.) A joke or funny story, especially one told by a comedian (= person whose job is to make people laugh):

"I did a few opening gags about the band that had been on before me."

Gallows humor:

Noun. Jokes or humorous remarks that are made about unpleasant or worrying subjects such as death and illness

Hilarious:

Adjective. Extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter:

"He didn't like the film at all – I thought it was hilarious."

Jest:

Noun (FORMAL). Something which is said or done in order to amuse:

"His proposal was no jest – he was completely sincere."

Joke:

Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh:

"Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road?"

"She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories."

"He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat" (= no one laughed at them).

Don't you get (= understand) the joke?

Laugh:

To smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy:

"They laughed at her jokes."

"I couldn't stop laughing."

Satire:

A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, or a piece of writing or play which uses this style. Satire may rely more on understanding the target of the humor, and thus tends to appeal to more mature audiences. :

"Political satire."

"Her play was a biting/cruel satire on life in the 80s."

Wit:

The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things.

 

Exercise :

Choose the appropriate words from the list above :

1. He's very funny. Whenever I meet him, he ……………………….a joke. He really has a good ……………… of humor .
2. Charlie Chaplin was one of the most creative ……………………………
3. keep your…………………….. remark for you. You know. It's not very funny.
4. The show was ………………………….. It just caused a lot of ………………………… in the audience.
5. The president's …………………………….speech attracted a lot of admiration.
6. He is very …………………………….. He makes me laugh a lot.
7. Black humor is a way of looking at ……………………….events in an amusing way.
8. A piece of writing or play which criticizes people or ideas in a humorous way is called ……………………………..

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