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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rookhā majāk
"उसके रूखा मज़ाक को समझना कभी-कभी मुश्किल होता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of understated, ironic humor delivered with an impassive or serious facial expression.
"Her dry wit kept the entire board meeting amused without a single person cracking a smile." - 2
A person who habitually expresses humor in a subtle, laconic, and emotionally detached manner.
"Known as a subtle dry wit, he could diffuse tense situations with a single deadpan remark."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'dry' (used since the late Middle Ages to denote a quiet, understated, or ironic manner, derived from Old English drīge) and 'wit' (from Old English witt, meaning intelligence, mind, or understanding). Together, the phrase evolved in British English to describe a style of humor delivered with an impassive expression and without overt emotion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dry wit" is said worldwide
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humour pince-sans-rire
Transliteration: y-mor pɛ̃.sɑ̃.ʁiʁ
"Son humour pince-sans-rire est difficile à comprendre au début."
trockener Humor
Transliteration: tʁɔkənɐ huˈmoːɐ̯
"Er ist bekannt für seinen trockenen Humor."
umorismo sottile
Transliteration: umoˈrizmo sotˈtile
"Il suo umorismo sottile fa sempre ridere tutti."
humor seco
Transliteration: uˈmoɾ ˈseko
"Su humor seco a menudo confunde a los nuevos compañeros."
humor seco
Transliteration: uˈmoɾ ˈseku
"Ele tem um humor seco muito característico."
रूखा मज़ाक
Transliteration: rookhā majāk
"उसके रूखा मज़ाक को समझना कभी-कभी मुश्किल होता है।"
冷幽默
Transliteration: lěng yōumò
"他的冷幽默常常让人忍俊不禁。"
시니컬한 유머
Transliteration: sinikeorhan yumeo
"그의 시니컬한 유머는 매력적이다."
辛口なユーモア
Transliteration: karakuchi na yūmoa
"彼の辛口なユーモアは会議の雰囲気を和らげた。"
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