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funny

UK/ˈfʊni/ US/ˈfʌni/ very common informal uk

adjective

1.

arousing or provoking laughter

  • “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”
  • “an amusing fellow”
  • “a comic hat”
  • “a comical look of surprise”
  • “funny stories that made everybody laugh”
  • “a very funny writer”
  • “it would have been laughable if it hadn”
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2.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

  • “a curious hybrid accent”
  • “her speech has a funny twang”
  • “they have some funny ideas about war”
  • “had an odd name”
  • “the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves”
  • “something definitely queer about this town”
  • “what a rum fellow”
  • “singular behavior”
3.

not as expected

  • “there was something fishy about the accident”
  • “up to some funny business”
  • “some definitely queer goings-on”
  • “a shady deal”
  • “her motives were suspect”
  • “suspicious behavior”
4.

experiencing odd bodily sensations

  • “told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest”
Similar

adverb

1.

in a strange manner

  • “a queerly inscribed sheet of paper”
  • “he acted kind of funny”
2.

in a comical manner

  • “she acted comically”
Synonyms

Origin

From fun + -y.

Phrases

  • does the Pope wear a funny hat
  • funny accounting
  • funny animal
  • funny as a barrel of monkeys
  • funny as a dose of the clap
  • funny bone
  • funny book
  • funny boy

Related words

Pertaining to

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