sense of humor
noun phrase
: a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things
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Fart and poop jokes were a perennial favorite; his brain seemed to have preserved a 17-year-old’s sense of humor.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Equally at ease with bracing, dramatic emotions and an eccentrically off-kilter sense of humor, Victor explores the stutter steps of small victories and minor setbacks that eventually lead to growth, perhaps never quite leaving a painful moment fully behind but moving forward all the same.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Cuban has definitely been a driving force behind Shark Tank’s popularity, with his frat-boy sense of humor and brash business moves.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 May 2025
Because nothing seems to shut it down, hang on to your sense of humor.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Equally at ease with bracing, dramatic emotions and an eccentrically off-kilter sense of humor, Victor explores the stutter steps of small victories and minor setbacks that eventually lead to growth, perhaps never quite leaving a painful moment fully behind but moving forward all the same.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Cuban has definitely been a driving force behind Shark Tank’s popularity, with his frat-boy sense of humor and brash business moves.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 May 2025
Because nothing seems to shut it down, hang on to your sense of humor.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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“Sense of humor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20humor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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