funniness
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funny


Definition: Meaning of, funny in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfʌni /

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funny funnier funniest
  1. amusing making you laugh
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  2. strange unusual, strange, or difficult to explain
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  3. dishonest appearing to be illegal, dishonest, or wrong
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  4. a funny look if you give someone a funny look, you look at them in a way that shows you think they are behaving strangely
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  5. ill feeling slightly ill
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  6. crazy British English informal slightly crazy
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  7. go funny informal if a machine, piece of equipment etc goes funny, it stops working properly
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  8. very funny! spoken used when someone is laughing at you or playing a trick and you do not think it is amusing
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  9. I'm not being funny (but) British English spoken used when you are serious or do not want to offend someone
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  10. funny little something used to describe something you like because it is small, unusual, or interesting
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  11. funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? British English American English used when someone has described something as funny and you want to know whether they mean it is strange or amusing
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funny used in phrases

  • funny bone (noun)
    1. the soft part of your elbow that particularly hurts when you hit it
  • funny business (noun)
    1. unethical practices or behaviour
  • funny farm (noun)
    1. an expression meaning a PSYCHIATRIC hospital that some people consider offensive - used humorously
  • funny house (noun)
    1. pejorative term for an insane asylum
  • funny money (noun)
    1. money that has been printed illegally [↪  counterfeit]
  • funny papers (noun)
    1. another expression for the FUNNIES
  • funny remark (noun)
    1. usually with a punch line an account of an amusing incident
  • funny story (noun)
    1. usually with a punch line an account of an amusing incident
  • funny wagon (noun)
    1. an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital
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