Definition of Funny

(superl.)
Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.
  

(n.)
A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.
  

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funny
\fun"ny\ (?), a. [compar. funnier (?); superl. funniest.] [from fun.] droll; comical; amusing; laughable.
funny
bone. see crazy bone, under crazy.
funny
\fun"ny\, n.; pl. funnies (&?;). a clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [eng.]
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. (informal) 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" adv 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]

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 funny bone 
 funny house 
 funny farm 

Meaning
Mental institution.
Origin
From the description of mad people as 'funny in the head'.

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Atre = a. jocund, playful, funny

not very funny

not very funny

not very funny

very funny (said sarcastically: not funny at all)

a dunny, lavatory

1. foolish behaviour; 2. underhand, dubious, or dishonest dealings; 3. sexual intercourse or any amorous behaviour

mental institution

1. money made by dubious or dishonest means; 2. counterfeit money

foolish; deceitful

1. fraudulent, corrupt
2. a joke

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Adjective
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"
(synonym) amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible
(similar) humorous, humourous
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"
(synonym) curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
(similar) strange, unusual
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"
(synonym) fishy, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious
(similar) questionable
(classification) colloquialism
4. experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
(similar) ill, sick

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Adverb
1. in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny"
(synonym) queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily
2. in a comical manner; "she acted comically"
(synonym) comically

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