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Use funny in a sentence

This woman is laughing at something funny.

adjective

Funny is defined as causing laughter or out of the ordinary.
1. An example of something funny is a joke that makes everyone laugh.
2. An example of something funny is a fish that smells odd.

noun

The definition of a funny is a joke or something that makes people laugh.
An example of a funny is a comic strip.

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funny

adjective

-·nier, -·ni·est

causing laughter; laughable; amusing; humorous
out of the ordinary, esp. in a puzzling or suspicious way
Informal peculiar, eccentric, crazy, etc.

Origin of funny

see fun and -y

Informal in a funny manner

pl. -·niesInformal a joke or witticism

funny Idioms

get funny with

Slang to be impudent to

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funny

adjective

fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est

a. Causing laughter or amusement: a funny cartoon.
b. Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms: a colleague who is very funny.
c. Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something: There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
a. Difficult to account for; unusual or odd: I had a funny feeling that she would call.
b. Suspiciously odd: It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.
Counterfeit or fraudulent: tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
Informal Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal: I felt funny after eating those clams. “a mole on his arm that has started to go funny” ( Ann Cummins )
Informal
a. Offensively forward or disrespectful: She told him off after he started to get funny.
b. Contrary to one's demands or expectations: Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.

noun

pl. fun·nies Informal

A joke; a witticism: “He laughed because he did not know I was not making a funny” ( Jonathan Safran Foer )
funnies
a. Comic strips.
b. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

Origin of funny

From fun

Related Forms:

fun′ni·ly
adverb

fun′ni·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

amusing; humorous; comical [from the mid-18th c.]
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant [from the early 19th c.]
The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

Noun

(plural funnies)

(humorous) A joke.
(humorous) A comic strip.

Origin

From fun +‎ -y.

Noun

(plural funnies)

(UK) A narrow boat for sculling.

Origin

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

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