funny

funny

noun

Definition of FUNNY

1

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story <reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual>

Synonyms cartoon, comic, funny, strip

Related Words comic book, funny paper(s), graphic novel; animated cartoon, animation; caricature

2

something said or done to cause laughter <let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here>

Synonyms boff (or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle [chiefly British], jape, jest, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, yuk (or yuck also yak or yock) [slang]

Related Words funning, joking, wisecracking; knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper; antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick; burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff; banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee; drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness; comedy, humor, wit, wordplay