funnier; funniest
1
2
: differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar
My car has been making a funny noise.
—often used as a sentence modifierFunny, things didn't turn out the way we planned.
3
: involving trickery or deception
told his prisoner not to try anything funny
plural funnies
1
: one that is funny
especially
: joke
2
funnies plural
: comic strips or the comic section of a periodical
—usually used with the
Synonyms
Examples of funny in a Sentence
Adjective
He told a funny story.
He's a very funny guy.
What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it.
There's something funny going on here.
She has some funny ideas about how to run a company.
“I can't find my keys.” “That's funny—they were here a minute ago.”
My car has been making a funny noise lately.
A funny thing happened to me the other day.
It feels funny to be back here again.
It's funny that you should say that—I was just thinking the same thing myself.
Noun
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
Recent Examples on the Web
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
But a funny thing happened on the way to a Democratic majority.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Lovely, funny, character-driven, but asking some deep and meaningful questions, and handling them all in a beautiful, light way.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the 34-year-old posted a funny TikTok video of her and Alayna greeting each other in a slow-motion hug.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
His youngest — a smart, funny, loves-to-sing, light-up-a-room kind of kid — was his fishing and camping buddy.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet even with all of that as its foundation, this is a very, very darkly funny show.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The music sequences are among the film’s funniest, filled with awkward tension that bubbles up as Drew begins to realize the band doesn’t want him around anymore.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Pretty funny spoof of upbeat prescription drug commercials.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
What is becoming professionally demoralizing to her lately, though, is the sense that female artists are being removed from America’s comics pages as several newspaper chains have consolidated or contracted their print funnies in recent years.
—Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Ahead of the play’s opening night on Sunday, Calderón Kellett had a candid chat with The Times about writing Latino characters who are thriving, learning about theater from Norman Lear and making even the toughest conversations laugh-out-loud funny.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The Vince Staples Show is frequently laugh-out-loud funny, but there’s a hardness to it — and the series’ protagonist — that feels both unexpected and authentic.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
At last year’s inaugural event in Kansas City, the readings ranged from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-rending reports about bullying.
—Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
The primary colors of Johns’ target collide with the printing press of the Sunday funnies.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Hop to the comments to share your Easter funnies.
—Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
Many readers found Caity’s self-deprecating tone in the article funny, and others commented that the van life wasn’t supposed to be glamorous.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
Adjective
During the pandemic, Patinkin became a surprise social media superstar by posting funny, thoughtful and political Instagram videos with his wife, Kathryn Grody.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
But a funny thing happened on the way to a Democratic majority.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Lovely, funny, character-driven, but asking some deep and meaningful questions, and handling them all in a beautiful, light way.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the 34-year-old posted a funny TikTok video of her and Alayna greeting each other in a slow-motion hug.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
His youngest — a smart, funny, loves-to-sing, light-up-a-room kind of kid — was his fishing and camping buddy.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet even with all of that as its foundation, this is a very, very darkly funny show.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The music sequences are among the film’s funniest, filled with awkward tension that bubbles up as Drew begins to realize the band doesn’t want him around anymore.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Pretty funny spoof of upbeat prescription drug commercials.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Noun
The point is that the episode has arguably the highest throwaway-gag-per-minute ratio of any Simpsons, and all of them are laugh-out-loud funny.
—EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
What is becoming professionally demoralizing to her lately, though, is the sense that female artists are being removed from America’s comics pages as several newspaper chains have consolidated or contracted their print funnies in recent years.
—Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Ahead of the play’s opening night on Sunday, Calderón Kellett had a candid chat with The Times about writing Latino characters who are thriving, learning about theater from Norman Lear and making even the toughest conversations laugh-out-loud funny.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The Vince Staples Show is frequently laugh-out-loud funny, but there’s a hardness to it — and the series’ protagonist — that feels both unexpected and authentic.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
At last year’s inaugural event in Kansas City, the readings ranged from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-rending reports about bullying.
—Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
The primary colors of Johns’ target collide with the printing press of the Sunday funnies.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Hop to the comments to share your Easter funnies.
—Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
Many readers found Caity’s self-deprecating tone in the article funny, and others commented that the van life wasn’t supposed to be glamorous.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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funny
1 of 2 adjective
fun·ny
ˈfən-ē 
funnier; funniest
1
: causing or intended to cause laughter
a funny story
2
: different from ordinary in a way that is odd, curious, or suspicious
it's funny you should ask
that's funny—they were here yesterday
there's something funny going on
3
: involving trickery
don't try anything funny
funny
2 of 2 noun
plural funnies
1
: one that is funny
especially
: joke entry 1 sense 1
2
plural
: comic strips or the comic section of a newspaper
—usually used with the
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