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funny
1[ fuhn-ee ]
adjective
a funny remark;
a funny person.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- attempting 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!
Her speech has a funny twang.
noun
- 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.
funny
2[ fuhn-ee ]
noun
- a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.
funny
/ ˈʌɪ /
adjective
- causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
- peculiar; odd
- suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business )
- informal.faint or ill
to feel funny
noun
- informal.a joke or witticism
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲԲԾԱ, noun
- ˈڳܲԲԾ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڳܲn· adverb
- ڳܲn·Ա noun
- un·ڳܲn· adverb
- un·ڳܲn·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- fun
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“We needed someone who could be really funny and also just break your heart and almost kind of in the same moment,” Meriwether said.
The microbiologist famously remarked "that's funny" upon noticing an errant mould was killing staphylococci bacteria in a culture plate in 1928.
“They’re super funny and super grumpy. Everything I liked was so hyper-local, so I didn’t realize until much later in life how lucky I was to grow up where I did.”
It’s hard to imagine any other host this season, for instance, doing such rubber-faced manic justice to a very gross and very funny “Flaming Hot Preparation H” commercial parody.
You know, I find it very funny too.
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More About Funny
What is a basic definition offunny?
Funny describes something that causes fun, especially laughter. Funny can describe someone who is trying to amuse others. It can also describe someone or something that is suspicious or odd. Funny has a few other senses as an adjective and a noun.
Funny describes something that is amusing and causes people to laugh. Something that amuses people without causing laughter is usually said to be fun rather than funny. For example, a roller coaster would be called fun, while a knock-knock joke would be called funny. If something is not funny, it is unfunny.
Real-life examples: Many people consider clowns, jokes, comedies, pranks, and Internet memes to be funny. These things cause most people to laugh.
Used in a sentence: The comedian knew a lot of funny jokes.
Funny also describes someone who is trying to get others to laugh or is trying to amuse them. This sense of funny is a synonym of facetious.
Used in a sentence: Joan took the comment as an insult even though Luke was just trying to be funny.
Funny also describes someone or something that is suspicious or underhanded. You might use this sense when you think something dishonest is going on. The phrase funny business is used in this sense to refer to criminal or unethical activity.
Real-life examples: Rigged carnival games, overly friendly salespeople, and deals that seem too good to be true often cause people to think something funny is going on.
Used in a sentence: We think something funny is going on at that store on the corner that is never open.
Funny can also describe something that is strange, odd, or curious.
Real-life examples: If your leg falls asleep, you will probably walk funny. Two tomatoes that grow together to make one tomato might have a funny shape.
Used in a sentence: I think the speakers might be broken because the music sounds funny.
Where doesfunny come from?
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What are some other forms related to funny?
- funnily (adverb)
- funniness (noun)
- unfunnily (adverb)
- unfunniness (noun)
What are some synonyms for funny?
What are some words that share a root or word element with funny?
What are some words that often get used in discussing funny?
How isfunny used in real life?
Funny is a very common word with several different meanings. It is most often used to mean something or someone that makes people laugh.
Meet the Parents is such a funny movie
— Deligracy (@Deligracy)
Ooooh something funny is happening to my mentions. And I mean funny weird and not funny ha ha!
— Maria Duffy (@mduffywriter)
Been wondering why my apple juice tastes funny. I just noticed the bottle says, "with grape"…..oh.
— cat (@catrific)
Try usingfunny!
If something is funny, it will most likely cause you to:
A. cry
B. laugh
C. scream
D. think
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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