funny
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funny¹
- /ˈfʌni/ US, UK
- /ˈfʊni/ Northern England
- /ˈfʌne/ Scotland
- /ˈfə(n).niː/ South Asia
- [ˈfɜn(ː)iˑ] South Asia
Rhymes with -ʌni
adjective funnier · funniest
- Amusing; humorous; comical. I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.
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Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
Similar: aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious, deviant, discrepant, eerie, eldritch
- Showing unexpected resentment. Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy
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Homosexual: gay.
Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.
Similar: queer
Similar: amusing, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, filarious, frolicsome, funnisome, funny, gut-busting, hilarious, howlarious, humourful, humorous, hysterical, jocular, joculatory, jokes, jokesome, joky, laughable, laugh-out-loud, laughworthy, playful, priceless, rib-tickling, risible, screaming, sidesplitting · Opposite: humorless
noun funnies
- 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!"
- A comic strip. Chic Young, who created his funny funny, “Blondie,” in 1930, and kept it the most popular comic strip in the world right through the unfunny generation, was quick to see the difference between the innocent funnies and the new generation of comics that started after the Second World War:
- Humor in general. Where's the funny? Your meme sucks.
adverb funnier · funniest
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In an unusual manner; strangely.
She was breathing funny now.
Similar: funnily
- 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.
funny²
- /ˈfʌni/ US, UK
- /ˈfʊni/ Northern England
- /ˈfʌne/ Scotland
- /ˈfə(n).niː/ South Asia
- [ˈfɜn(ː)iˑ] South Asia
Rhymes with -ʌni
Where it comes from
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
noun funnies
- A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling. I myself recollect the funnies at Eton, which were certain little boats, capable of containing one person only, who, like an Indian in his canoe, was constantly obliged to balance himself, with such critical nicety, that the least mistake was certain of producing a ducking.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: humorous, comical, amusing, humourous, comically, risible, laughable, mirthful, comic, oddly, strangely, peculiar, strange, ill, queer, queerly
adjective
Similar: amusing, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, filarious, frolicsome, funnisome, funny, gut-busting, hilarious, howlarious, humourful, humorous, hysterical, jocular, joculatory, jokes, jokesome, joky, laughable, laugh-out-loud, laughworthy, playful, priceless, rib-tickling, risible, screaming, sidesplitting · Opposite: humorless
Translations
Every language
adj amusing; comical
| Español | divertido, cómico, gracioso, chistoso, desternillante, tronchante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우습다 useupda, 재미있다 jaemiitda |
| 日本語 | 面白い omoshiroi, 可笑しい okashii, 楽しい tanoshii |
| 中文 | 可笑 kěxiào, 滑稽 huájī |
| हिन्दी | मज़ाक़िया mazāqiyā |
| Português | engraçado, divertido |
| Français | drôle, amusant, rigolo, marrant |
| Deutsch | lustig |
| Italiano | buffo, buffa, divertente, esilarante |
| Ελληνικά | αστείος asteíos, διασκεδαστικός diaskedastikós |
| Română | caraghios, amuzant |
| Русский | смешно́й smešnój, заба́вный zabávnyj, прико́льный prikólʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | buồn cười, ngồ ngộ, khôi hài |
| العربية | مُضْحِك muḍḥik, هَزْلِيّ hazliyy |
| עברית | מַצְחִיק mats'khík |
adj strange; unusual
| Español | extraño, raro, inusual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이상하다 isanghada |
| 日本語 | 変 hen |
| हिन्दी | अजीब ajīb, अनोखा anokhā |
| Português | estranho |
| Français | étrange, marrant, bizarre |
| Deutsch | komisch, merkwürdig, seltsam, eigenartig |
| Italiano | inconsueto, strano |
| Română | caraghios |
| Русский | стра́нный stránnyj, прико́льный prikólʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | là lạ |
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