Synonyms

funny paper

American

noun

funny.

funny paper British

noun

a section or separate supplement of a newspaper, etc, containing comic strips

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Etymology

Origin of funny paper

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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funny paper

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

Punch, famed London funny paper, printed a U. S. general.

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

Also, I didn’t get to go downtown for the Fourth of July parade, and they hadn’t let me read the funny paper since the day Granny passed on.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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