Post #3375753
2026-06-14 21:52 UTC
The Germans invented it first, with ‘tragikkomeßdykompenbursteißn’ *
*disclaimer: not 100% sure
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@TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-15 05:44
I love the joke, but there is actually a German word for this: Tragikomödie. It is a compound noun formed by combining Tragödie (tragedy) and Komödie (comedy). This term was notably used in German Romanticism and later in 20th-century drama (for example like Brecht or Dürrenmatt) to describe works that refuse to fit neatly into a single emotional category.