funny

funny

See also: Funny

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: fŭnʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈfʌni/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌni/, /ˈfʌnɪ/

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• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊnɪ/
• Rhymes: -ʌni

Etymology 1

From fun +‎ -y.

Adjective

funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

1. Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]

   When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.

2. Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from 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.

3. (UK, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
   • 2011, Sarah Webb, It Had To Be You:

     'Moved in where?' Sam asked Brona in confusion. 'What boyfriend?'
     'Glen,' Brona said quietly. 'You met him a while ago, remember? He only moved in last week. I was going to tell you but […] I thought you might be funny about it, that's all.'

   • 2012, Jade Varden, The Tower (Deck of Lies, #2):

     Ash would have been happy to sit and stare at Viv all day, but when he saw the other guys staring at his sister, too, he got funny about it.

4. (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) homosexual; gay
   • 2005, Damian Marley, "Welcome to Jamrock", Welcome to Jamrock (album title) .

     Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

• funnies
• funny animal
• funny as a barrel of monkeys
• funny bone
• funny book
• funny brownie
• funny business
• funny car
• funny current
• funny farm
• funny ha-ha
• funny ha ha
• funny in the head
• funny-ish
• funny-looking
• funny-looking
• funny man
• funny money
• funny pages
• funny paper
• funny papers
• funny peculiar
• funny stuff
• ha-ha funny
• ha ha funny
• I'm not being funny
• it is not even funny
• it is not funny
• it isn't even funny
• it isn't funny
• it's not even funny
• it's not funny
• see you in the funny pages
• see you in the funny papers
• semi-funny

 

Related terms

• fun

Translations

amusing; comical

Alabama: tasihmo Arabic: مُضْحِك‎ (muḍḥik), هَزْلِيّ‎ (hazliyy) Hijazi Arabic: يِضَحِّك‎ (yiḍaḥḥik) Egyptian Arabic: مضحك‎ (modḥek), دمّه خفيف‎ (dammu xafīf) Armenian: ծիծաղելի (hy) (cicałeli), զվարճալի (hy) (zvarčali), ծիծաղաշարժ (hy) (cicałašarž) Azerbaijani: gülməli (az), əyləncəli, məzəli (az) Belarusian: сме́шны (smjéšny), заба́ўны (zabáŭny), фацэ́тны (facétny) (colloquial) Bulgarian: смешен (bg) (smešen), заба́вен (bg) (zabáven) Catalan: divertit (ca) Chechen: беламе (belame) Chinese: Mandarin: 可笑 (zh) (kěxiào), 滑稽 (zh) (huájī) Cornish: hwarthus Czech: legrační (cs), zábavný (cs) Danish: morsom, sjov (da) Dutch: grappig (nl), geinig (nl), komiek (nl) Esperanto: komika, amuza, ridiga Estonian: naljakas (et) Faroese: skemtiligur, stuttligur Finnish: hassu (fi), hauska (fi), hupaisa (fi), huvittava (fi), koominen (fi) French: drôle (fr), amusant (fr), rigolo (fr) (familiar), marrant (fr) (familiar) Galician: divertido m Georgian: სასაცილო (sasacilo) German: lustig (de) Greek: αστείος (el) (asteíos), διασκεδαστικός (el) (diaskedastikós) Haitian Creole: komik Hebrew: מַצְחִיק‎ m (mats'khík) Hindi: मज़ाक़िया (mazāqiyā) Hungarian: vicces (hu) Icelandic: fyndinn Indonesian: lucu (id) Irish: greannmhar Italian: buffo (it) m, buffa (it) f, divertente (it), esilarante (it) Japanese: 面白い (ja) (おもしろい, omoshiroi), 可笑しい (ja) (おかしい, okashii) Khmer: កំប្លែង (km) (kɑmplaeng) Korean: 우습다 (ko) (useupda), 재미있다 (ko) (jaemiitda) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: عەنتیکە‎ ('entîke) Laboya: kadiggi Lao: please add this translation if you can Latin: rīdiculus (la), ioculāris Latvian: jocīgs, smieklīgs Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can Louisiana Creole French: fars Luxembourgish: komesch, lëschteg, spaasseg Malay: kelakar (ms) Mirandese: adbertido m, adbertida f Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Neapolitan: spassùso Nepali: हाँसोउठ्दो (hā̃souṭhdo), हाँसोलाग्दो (hā̃solāgdo) Norman: draole (Guernsey) Norwegian: artig (no) Bokmål: morsom (no), gøy (no) Nynorsk: morosam Persian: مسخره‎ (fa) (masxare), مضحک‎ (fa) (mozhek), خنده‌دار‎ (fa) (xandedâr), کمیک‎ (fa) (komik) Plautdietsch: lajchrich, sposich Polish: zabawny (pl) m, śmieszny (pl) Portuguese: engraçado (pt), divertido (pt) Romanian: caraghios (ro), amuzant (ro) m Russian: смешно́й (ru) (smešnój), заба́вный (ru) m (zabávnyj), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj) Sanskrit: हास्य (sa) (hāsya) Scottish Gaelic: èibhinn, àbhachdach Slovak: smiešny, zábavný Spanish: divertido (es), cómico (es), gracioso (es), chistoso (es) Swedish: rolig (sv), komisk (sv), lustig (sv), skojig (sv) Thai: ตลก (th) (dtà-lòk) Tibetan: please add this translation if you can Turkish: komik (tr), gülünç (tr) Ukrainian: смішни́й (smišnýj), куме́дний (kumédnyj), заба́вний (zabávnyj) Uyghur: كۈلكىلىك‎ (külkilik) Uzbek: kulguli Vietnamese: buồn cười (vi), ngồ ngộ (vi), khôi hài (vi) Welsh: doniol (cy), digrif (cy) Westrobothnian: lostälä White Hmong: please add this translation if you can Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

strange; unusual

Alabama: sobayhíkko Bulgarian: странен (bg) (stranen), особен (bg) (osoben) Danish: sjov (da), besynderlig, underlig Dutch: eigenaardig (nl), raar (nl), zeldzaam (nl), merkwaardig (nl), vreemd (nl), bizar (nl) Esperanto: stranga, kurioza, bizara, drola Faroese: serur, løgin, undarligur Finnish: kummallinen (fi), outo (fi), hassu (fi) French: étrange (fr), marrant (fr) (familiar), bizarre (fr) Galician: estraño (gl) m German: komisch (de), merkwürdig (de), seltsam (de), eigenartig (de) Indonesian: aneh (id) Irish: saoithiúil Italian: inconsueto (it), strano (it) Japanese: 変 (ja) (へん, hen) Korean: 이상하다 (ko) (isanghada) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: عەجایەب‎ ('ecayeb), سەیر‎ (ku) (seyr) Latvian: jocīgs Louisiana Creole French: dròl, drol, fars Luxembourgish: komesch, droleg, aartlech, gelungen Malay: pelik (ms) Neapolitan: curàùso Norwegian: rar (no), merkelig (no) Ojibwe: mayagi- Portuguese: estranho (pt) Romanian: caraghios (ro) Russian: стра́нный (ru) (stránnyj), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj) Spanish: extraño (es), raro (es), inusual (es) Swedish: konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv), sällsam (sv) Turkish: tuhaf (tr), acayip (tr) Vietnamese: là lạ (vi)

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Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (informal) A joke.
   • 1996, The Living Church - Volume 212, page 20:

     After church I am met by a dear parishioner who says, "Got a funny for you. Father." Now I'll have "funnies," so I can reply. "Got one for you too, Mary!"

   • 2014, Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites, page 54:

     Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.

2. (informal) A comic strip.
   • 1974, The New York Times Magazine, page cliv:

     Chic Young, who created his funny funny, “Blondie,” in 1930, and kept it the most popular comic strip in the world right through the unfunny generation, was quick to see the difference between the innocent funnies and the new generation of comics that started after the Second World War:

   • 2014 March 9, Johnny Vardeman, “Drawn into history: Gainesville cartoonist to continue legacy of Mark Trail comic”, in Gainesville Times:

     The artist gave priority to “Mark Trail,” usually spending at least eight hours a day on it, then working at night on “The Ryatts,” a funny that featured the foibles of a family much like his own, which included four children.

   • 2009, R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky, page 343:

     His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies, and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.

3. (rowing) A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water.

Translations

joke

Alabama: afaahilka Bulgarian: шега (bg) (šega), виц (bg) m (vic) Dutch: grap (nl), mop (nl), grol (nl) Esperanto: amuzaĵo Finnish: vitsi (fi) French: blague (fr) f Icelandic: brandari (is) m Italian: scherzo (it) Neapolitan: jacuèlla

Adverb

funny (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
   • 1970, Troy Conway, The Cunning Linguist, London: Flamingo Books, page 41:

     She was breathing funny now.

2. (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality
   • 2002, Sean Paul, "Like Glue", Dutty Rock (album title) .

     Dem nuh waan nuh honey, dem only waan di money. Dat’s how me know seh dem bwoy deh all a move funny.

   • 2018, Jah Lando, Money Hard, .

     Nuff boy move funny just fi get money.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (Britain) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

Translations

narrow boat for sculling