funny Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
   funny story; funny remark; good story.
   
   • she told a funny story
   • she made a funny
2. adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
   risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
   
   • 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
3. adjective satellite beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   rum; singular; queer; curious; odd; peculiar; rummy.
   
   • 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
4. adjective satellite not as expected
   shady; suspicious; suspect; fishy.
   
   • 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
5. adjective satellite experiencing odd bodily sensations
   
   • told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest

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