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funnies

British  
/ ˈfʌnɪz /

plural noun

  1. informal comic strips in a newspaper

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Example Sentences

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Did these two never read the funnies growing up?

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

I always start the day reading the funnies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2021

“I loved the funnies — the Mickey Mouse, the Donald Duck cars,” he told the Orange County Register in 2014.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2021

“I’m thinking this paper is full of bad news. I’m thinking of flipping to the funnies for a change.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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