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  1. dry humor - WordReference Forums

    Mar 18, 2006 · can anyone tell me what is dry humor? and some examples :) pls I ask to an english man the other day, buy sTill don't get it? many thanks, ;) catira

  2. his wit was so dry - WordReference Forums

    Feb 11, 2019 · His sense of humour. Dry wit or dry humour is when you tell a joke without appearing to do so. The author is playing on a different meaning of 'dry' (as in a dry throat) …

  3. irony and humor [dry humor] | WordReference Forums

    Jan 1, 2011 · Dry humour is related to deadpan - " (to) say something amusing while affecting a serious manner". Here, the joke is stated as a matter of fact, without any apparent change in …

  4. Dry humour? - WordReference Forums

    Apr 30, 2013 · If a person has a sense of "dry humour", could the translation into Portuguese be as simple as "humor seco"...? And if the same person had "a glint in his eye", how can this …

  5. dry sense of humor - WordReference Forums

    Oct 28, 2007 · a dry sense of humor 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 …

  6. dry humor - WordReference Forums

    May 6, 2008 · Bonsoir à tous, Je ne suis pas sûre du sens de "dry humor". Comment devrais-je dire en français ? MartineC.

  7. Ironia della sorte - WordReference Forums

    Jan 30, 2006 · It's true that it fits perfectly with the two examples that you gave, but isn't "ironia della sorte" more to do with bad luck than things turning out differently to the way you would …

  8. Australian humour - British or American? - WordReference Forums

    Oct 12, 2006 · Cuchu and others are citing jokes as examples of humor. For me, a joke with a punch line is usually the opposite of funny... regardless of whether it's American, British or …

  9. dry joke - WordReference Forums

    Jul 24, 2007 · When someone says "What a dry joke!", what exactly does the person mean? Does it mean that the joke does not make sense or predictable or boring?

  10. manner that was tinged with a dry sense of humor

    Like his father and Niven, Neal had been British and spoke in a light, clipped manner that was tinged with a dry sense of humor. Mon essai : Comme son père et Niven, Neal avait été …