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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles
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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
that's funny, for I could have sworn I put my keys right here yesterday
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
that's a funny-looking dog—what kind is it?
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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
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Recent Examples of funny
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The toaster saying hello was funny.
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Terry Oroszi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Sheridan clearly seems to find all this funny more than anything.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
While on the podcast, Wilde discussed wanting to make the unspoken punchlines as funny as the spoken ones, finding the humor in the unsaid moments of rage.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The toaster saying hello was funny.
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Terry Oroszi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
No mention of whether those shows will be any different than the others or if the khaki-pants-wearing data analyst was simply making a funny.
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Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Sheridan clearly seems to find all this funny more than anything.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funny
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Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly joined Lacoste ambassador and actor Pierre Niney for the humorous promotional film, produced by Niney’s production company.
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As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media.
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When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes.
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In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
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What Trump is doing is unusual.
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Heat domes are not unusual, but the temperatures in this one have been.
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Pop culture and anime conventions have exploded in popularity across the United States, giving cosplayers and cartoon enthusiasts looking a place to celebrate their interests together.
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One political cartoon compared the board to Nazi book burners.
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As the escape-room activity kicks off — the guests have 30 minutes to find Aesha’s crew — the boys find plenty of opportunity to make insinuating jokes about tying up the girls, some (Coop) more wholesome than others (Luke).
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And as a distant relative jokes, many can be found on mortgages, loans and other debts.
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The aliens will be voiced by British comedic actors Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou.
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His specific visual language — off-kilter, comedic, collaborative — scored him legions of fans.
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
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The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
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On June 23, 2026, though, the majority delivered an uncommon defeat in this contentious area.
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funny. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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