What does funny mean?we found 6 entries for the meaning of funny
 

Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. Funnier; superl. Funniest.]

[From Fun.]

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter. [1913 Webster]

Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Funny \Fun"ny\, n.; pl. Funnies. A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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funny adj
1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: fishy, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest" ad

verb

1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily]
2: in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: comically] [also: funniest, funnier]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Funny \Fun"ny\, n.; pl. Funnies. A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. Funnier; superl. Funniest.]

[From Fun.]

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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