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humorous take

humorous take

4.9
A funny way of looking at a situation
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmərəs teɪk/
translation icon : enfoque humorístico
  • His latest film is a humorous take on the challenges of parenting in modern society.

Examples

  • The comedian's show features a humorous take on the absurdity of everyday life.

  • I enjoy saving money, talking frugality, couponing, compacting, personal finance, and sewing, interspersed with my humorous take on the world and my daily life.

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  • Piers Corbyn has a humorous take on using El Niño as an "explanation":

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  • JetBlue has decided to launch a humorous take on that and give free flights after November 6th to people whose candidate, either President Obama or Mitt Romney, fell short.

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  • She has a humorous take on current events that always makes her audience laugh.

Synonyms

humorous spin
vshumorous take
4.1

A funny, light way of talking about something

is a personal viewpoint that is meant to be funny rather than a presentation

Surface Forms

humorous take singular
humorous takes plural

Morphology

humorous + take

The meaning 'an interpretation meant to be funny' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'humorous' (funny) with 'take' (an interpretation or perspective). This simple adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Humorous take uses take to mean a short 'opinion' or 'view' and humorous to mean 'funny'. So imagine someone giving a quick, funny view of a topic, and you can see why it means 'a funny interpretation'.