Funny meaning
Funny is defined as causing laughter or out of the ordinary.
An example of something funny is a joke that makes everyone laugh.
An example of something funny is a fish that smells odd.
adjective
The definition of a funny is a joke or something that makes people laugh.
An example of a funny is a comic strip.
noun
Causing laughter or amusement.
A funny cartoon.
adjective
Counterfeit or fraudulent.
Tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
adjective
Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal.
I felt funny after eating those clams.
adjective
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Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms.
A colleague who is very funny.
adjective
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.
adjective
Suspiciously odd.
It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.
adjective
Offensively forward or disrespectful.
She told him off after he started to get funny.
adjective
Contrary to one's demands or expectations.
Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.
adjective
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Causing laughter; laughable; amusing; humorous.
adjective
Difficult to account for; unusual or odd.
I had a funny feeling that she would call.
adjective
A joke; a witticism.
noun
Comic strips.
noun
The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
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Peculiar, eccentric, crazy, etc.
adjective
In a funny manner.
adverb
A joke or witticism.
noun
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.
adjective
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(humorous) A comic strip.
noun
Out of the ordinary, esp. in a puzzling or suspicious way.
adjective
Origin of funny
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.