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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles
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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
that's funny, for I could have sworn I put my keys right here yesterday
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
that's a funny-looking dog—what kind is it?
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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
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a funny story
a funny thing
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Recent Examples of funny
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The Outer Banks have a funny way of doing that.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
There’s plenty of gallows humor about aging and dying, although the film moves slower than most comedies and the jokes are rarely laugh-out-loud funny.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Adjective
The filmmaker got his first big-screen writing credit with his next directing effort, 1979’s gritty, funny and poignant North Dallas Forty, which starred Nick Nolte and Mac Davis as the aging stars of a fictional pro football team (cough-Dallas Cowboys-cough).
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The Outer Banks have a funny way of doing that.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
More nervously unsettling than laugh-out-loud funny, Iannucci’s style works well for his incredible cast, including Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Michael Palin, and Andrea Riseborough.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
There’s plenty of gallows humor about aging and dying, although the film moves slower than most comedies and the jokes are rarely laugh-out-loud funny.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funny
Adjective
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Early implementations have experienced technical glitches, such as those occasionally seen in MLB's 3D broadcasts, which sometimes led to humorous but unintended visual effects.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The off-beat ads and humorous posters have only stoked fan conversation about what, exactly, this project is and what on earth is going on with the asterisk in the title.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … 'THIS IS SO CRAZY' – DOGE reveals bizarre findings of unemployment insurance claims.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The responses ranged from mildly annoying to outright bizarre, highlighting just how many ways tension can brew between property lines.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although not musicians, the Goldbergs quickly realized there was something unusual about their 3-year-old boy.—
Steve Rothaus,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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For one group of six girls living in Waterloo, Canada, their lives took an unusual turn when a couple of very territorial geese decided to claim their front lawn as their own.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some passed the Star & Garter bar, with its cartoon in the window stating ‘Thistle Be Our Season’.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The cartoon imagines that the audience would revel in punching down.—
Yii-Jan Lin,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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While Instagram and TikTok chase global virality, Fizz leans hard into hyper relevance: the inside joke, the anonymous confession, the econ final everyone just bombed.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And there are her collaborations with Poehler, this latest one a comedic homage to their 30-year friendship.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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Daredevil: Born Again shockingly began with the death of the esteemed, comedic lawyer Foggy Nelson, Matt Murdock’s best friend and business partner from the original 2015 Daredevil series.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These stores typically feature eclectic collections of oddities, collectibles, curiosities, and decorative items that appeal to collectors and enthusiasts of the strange and unique.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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If some readers were befuddled by Mr. Holland’s strange and magical imagery, graphic artists were entranced.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To be fair, government tech projects are complicated, and overruns aren’t uncommon.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Addressed an issue where all horse saddles were uncommon.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funny. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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