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funnies

British  
/ ˈfʌnɪz /

plural noun

  1. informal comic strips in a newspaper

"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

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Did these two never read the funnies growing up?

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

I always start the day reading the funnies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2021

As a boy, Mr. Cruse created theatrical shows and fell in love with the Sunday funnies, drawing his own cartoons about Landie Lucker, “the super elf.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019

Mom comes downstairs and I’m reading the funnies and eating oatmeal.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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