funny

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Amusing

   Amusing; humorous; comical.

   • I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.
   • She's full of funny stories.
2. 2

   Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.

   • The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
   • I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
   • It's funny how life goes sometimes.
3. 3

   Showing unexpected resentment.

   • Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy
   • Don't mention it to her — she's funny about it.
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   1. 4

      Homosexual

      Homosexual: gay.

      • Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.
   2. 5

      A joke.

      • After church I am met by a dear parishioner who says, "Got a funny for you. Father." Now I'll have "funnies," so I can reply. "Got one for you too, Mary!"
      • Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
   3. 6

      A comic strip.

      • The artist gave priority to “Mark Trail,” usually spending at least eight hours a day on it, then working at night on “The Ryatts,” a funny that featured the foibles of a family much like his own, which included four children.
      • His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies, and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.
   4. 7

      Humor in general.

      • Where's the funny? Your meme sucks.
      • Finally, the funny.
      • I did it for the funny.
   5. 8

      In an unusual manner

      In an unusual manner; strangely.

      • She was breathing funny now.
      • At this the farmer gets to breathing funnier, hiccuping, little stray burps roll out—uncontrolled, we’re talking here.
   6. 9

      In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality.

      • Dem nuh waan nuh honey, dem only waan di money. Dat’s how me know seh dem bwoy deh all a move funny.
      • Nuff boy move funny just fi get money.
   7. 10

      A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.

      • As I do not belong to the boat-club, I always row by myself in a funny […] or at least go in a two-oared boat, with some friend with whom I should otherwise be walking.
      • We were going to have a go in one of the double scull ‘funnies’ that could be had from the Rowing Club in the harbour, but he is off up the line tomorrow to rejoin his old Battery.

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• synonymamusing
• synonymchucklesome
• synonymcomedic
• synonymcomic
• synonymcomical
• synonymdroll
• synonymfilarious
• synonymfrolicsome
• synonymfunnisome
• synonymfunny
• synonymgut-busting
• synonymhilarious
• antonymhumorless
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