Humor (bahasa Inggris: humour, atau humor) atau Kelakar adalah sikap yang cenderung dilakukan untuk membangkitkan rasa gembira dan memicu gelak tawa. Istilah ini berasal dari istilah medis Latin kuno, yang mengajari bahwa keseimbangan cairan dalam tubuh manusia, yang dikenal sebagai humor (bahasa Latin: humor, "cairan tubuh"), yang diatur oleh kesehatan dan emosi manusia.

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