funny

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♦ fun|ny /f'ʌni/ (funnier funniest funnies)
1 [ADJ]
Someone or something that is funny is amusing and likely to make you smile or laugh.
Wade was smart and not bad-looking, and he could be funny when he wanted to...
I'll tell you a funny story.
= amusing, comical
2 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ how/that
If you describe something as funny, you think it is strange, surprising, or puzzling.
Children get some very funny ideas sometimes!...
There's something funny about him...
It's funny how love can come and go.
= odd, curious
3 [ADJ] usu feel ADJ
If you feel funny, you feel slightly ill. (INFORMAL)
My head had begun to ache and my stomach felt funny.
4 [N-PLURAL] the N
The funnies are humorous drawings or a series of humorous drawings in a newspaper or magazine. (AM INFORMAL)fun|ny bone (funny bones)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Your funny bone is the soft part of your elbow which gives you an uncomfortable feeling on your skin if it is hit. (INFORMAL)

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