funny paper
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of funny paper
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Punch, famed London funny paper, printed a U. S. general.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like the American skyscraper, movie plot and funny paper, Jazz has no conclusion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Publisher Delacorte wanted to add a funny paper to his successful string of 17 Dell magazines.—
From Time Magazine Archive
I saw what was going through Mama’s mind like she was in the funny paper with a balloon coming out of her head: It’s enough he up and married like he did, said the balloon.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
The Greek would be lazily unpacking a case of peaches or melons, or perhaps looking at the funny paper in the kitchen behind the store where he cooked.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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