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funny

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[ fuhn-ee ]
/ ˈfʌn i /
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adjective, fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est.

noun, plural fun·nies.

Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny.
funnies,
  1. comic strips.
  2. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.

RELATED WORDS

comic, cartoon, fun, humor, satire, farce, sitcom, one-liner, hoax, gag, laugh, wisecrack, rib, pleasantry, prank, funny, sport, quip, jolly, crack

Nearby words

  1. funnel-shaped pelvis,
  2. funnel-web,
  3. funnelform,
  4. funnies,
  5. funnily,
  6. funny bone,
  7. funny book,
  8. funny business,
  9. funny farm,
  10. funny money

Origin of funny

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First recorded in 1750–60; fun + -y1
SYNONYMS FOR funny
1 diverting, comic, farcical, ridiculous, droll, witty, facetious, humorous. Funny, laughable, ludicrous refer to that which excites laughter. Funny and laughable are both applied to that which provokes laughter or deserves to be laughed at; funny is a colloquial term loosely applied and in popular use is commonly interchangeable with the other terms: a funny story, scene, joke; a laughable incident, mistake. That which is ludicrous excites laughter by its incongruity and foolish absurdity: The monkey's attempts to imitate the woman were ludicrous.
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Related formsfun·ni·ly, adverbfun·ni·ness, nounun·fun·ni·ly, adverbun·fun·ni·ness, noun

Definition for funnies (2 of 2)

funny

2
[ fuhn-ee ]
/ ˈfʌn i /

noun, plural fun·nies.

a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.

Origin of funny

2
First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps jocular use of funny1
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British Dictionary definitions for funnies (1 of 2)

funnies

/ (ˈfʌnɪz) /

pl n

US and Canadian informal comic strips in a newspaper

British Dictionary definitions for funnies (2 of 2)

funny

/ (ˈfʌnɪ) /

adjective -nier or -niest

causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
peculiar; odd
suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)
informal faint or illto feel funny

noun plural -nies

informal a joke or witticism
Derived Formsfunnily, adverbfunniness, noun
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Word Origin and History for funnies

funny

adj.

"humorous," 1756, from fun + -y (2). Meaning "strange, odd" is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question "funny ha-ha or funny peculiar," which is attested from 1916. Related: Funnier; funniest. Funny farm "mental hospital" is slang from 1962. Funny bone "elbow end of the humerus" is 1826; funnies "newspaper comic strips" is from 1852.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with funnies

funny

In addition to the idioms beginning with funny

  • funny bone
  • funny business
  • funny money

, also see under

  • fun
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