funny
1- comic strips.
- Also called funny paper . the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
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OTHER WORDS FROM funny
fun·ni·ly, adverbfun·ni·ness, nounun·fun·ni·ly, adverbun·fun·ni·ness, nounWords nearby funny
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Origin of funny
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What is a basic definition of funny?
Funny describes something that causes fun, especially laughter. Funny can describe someone who is trying to amuse others. It can also describe someone or something that is suspicious or odd. Funny has a few other senses as an adjective and a noun.
Funny describes something that is amusing and causes people to laugh. Something that amuses people without causing laughter is usually said to be fun rather than funny. For example, a roller coaster would be called fun, while a knock-knock joke would be called funny. If something is not funny, it is unfunny.
Real-life examples: Many people consider clowns, jokes, comedies, pranks, and Internet memes to be funny. These things cause most people to laugh.
Used in a sentence: The comedian knew a lot of funny jokes.
Funny also describes someone who is trying to get others to laugh or is trying to amuse them. This sense of funny is a synonym of facetious.
Used in a sentence: Joan took the comment as an insult even though Luke was just trying to be funny.
Funny also describes someone or something that is suspicious or underhanded. You might use this sense when you think something dishonest is going on. The phrase funny business is used in this sense to refer to criminal or unethical activity.
Real-life examples: Rigged carnival games, overly friendly salespeople, and deals that seem too good to be true often cause people to think something funny is going on.
Used in a sentence: We think something funny is going on at that store on the corner that is never open.
Funny can also describe something that is strange, odd, or curious.
Real-life examples: If your leg falls asleep, you will probably walk funny. Two tomatoes that grow together to make one tomato might have a funny shape.
Used in a sentence: I think the speakers might be broken because the music sounds funny.
Where does funny come from?
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What are some other forms related to funny?
- funnily (adverb)
- funniness (noun)
- unfunnily (adverb)
- unfunniness (noun)
What are some synonyms for funny?
What are some words that share a root or word element with funny?
What are some words that often get used in discussing funny?
How is funny used in real life?
Funny is a very common word with several different meanings. It is most often used to mean something or someone that makes people laugh.
Meet the Parents is such a funny movie
— Deligracy (@Deligracy) November 12, 2019
Ooooh something funny is happening to my mentions. And I mean funny weird and not funny ha ha!
— Maria Duffy (@mduffywriter) April 19, 2011
Been wondering why my apple juice tastes funny. I just noticed the bottle says, "with grape"…..oh.
— cat (@catrific) December 6, 2014
Try using funny!
If something is funny, it will most likely cause you to:
A. cry
B. laugh
C. scream
D. think