funny
1attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or were you just being funny?
warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought there was something funny about those extra charges.
Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, young man!
Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny.
funnies,
Also called funny paper . the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
Origin of funny
1synonym study For funny
Other words for funny
Other words from funny
- fun·ni·ly, adverb
- fun·ni·ness, noun
- un·fun·ni·ly, adverb
- un·fun·ni·ness, noun
Words Nearby funny
Other definitions for funny (2 of 2)
a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.
Origin of funny
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How to use funny in a sentence
The hashtag itself also has to be memorable, funny or otherwise worth sharing.
Deep Dive: How the Summer of 2020 forced brand marketing to change for the better | jim cooper | September 14, 2020 | DigidayMaybe there are a few poems or funny stories written by the contributors.
The Joy of Cooking Other People’s ‘Secret Family Recipes’ | Amy McCarthy | September 11, 2020 | EaterGiven how ubiquitous Uber and other ride-sharing services have become, it’s funny to think they weren’t even around ten years ago.
Uber Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030. It Won’t Be Easy | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 10, 2020 | Singularity HubIn quarantine, though, his show has become something to see most nights, even when it’s not particularly funny.
One Good Thing: Stephen Colbert is looser, funnier, and angrier in quarantine | Emily VanDerWerff | September 4, 2020 | VoxAs you might expect, the Sense also comes equipped with an ECG sensor that can help monitor your heart rhythm if you feel like something funny is going on.
The new Fitbit knows when you’re stressed—and how to help you chill | Stan Horaczek | August 26, 2020 | Popular-Science
Not only had the iconic comedian sexually assaulted many, many women, Maher argued, “I never thought he was funny.”
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ | Lloyd Grove | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as is her way, Kaling defended why the episode was not only funny, but necessary.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was funny and self-effacing, though prone to fits of anger.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPryor was famous for being funny, even as his life was far from funny.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America | David Yaffe, Scott Saul | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMay looked along at the dimpled grace, And then at the saint-like, fair old face, “How funny!”
We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe looked up, half shutting his one funny eye, and cocking one ear up, and letting the other droop down.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumI am an easiful old pagan, and I am not angry with you at all—you funny, little champion of the Most High.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordHe walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard Barnum
British Dictionary definitions for funny
/ (ˈfʌnɪ) /
causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
peculiar; odd
suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)
informal faint or ill: to feel funny
informal a joke or witticism
Derived forms of funny
- funnily, adverb
- funniness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with funny
In addition to the idioms beginning with funny
- funny bone
- funny business
- funny money
, also see under
- fun
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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