funny business
idiom
: dishonest activity
Fake bidding and other funny business occurred during the auction.
Examples of funny business in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Wall skewers America’s adoption industrial complex which has worked to take Native babies and children by force or funny business from Native families and communities and place them in white homes for 100 years.
—
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Questions about missing money, missing information and real estate funny business were among the reasons five lawyers from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area wound up on the monthly Florida Bar discipline list.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
But too much funny business is given to the likes of Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce, and a hodgepodge of modern and legendary golfers (John Daly is the lone standout).
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
This time, there was no funny business going on as the lovely couple avoided any nefarious criticism akin to what occurred with the former Astronomer CEO earlier this month.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for funny business
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Questions about missing money, missing information and real estate funny business were among the reasons five lawyers from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area wound up on the monthly Florida Bar discipline list.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
But too much funny business is given to the likes of Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce, and a hodgepodge of modern and legendary golfers (John Daly is the lone standout).
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
This time, there was no funny business going on as the lovely couple avoided any nefarious criticism akin to what occurred with the former Astronomer CEO earlier this month.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for funny business
Cite this Entry
“Funny business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny%20business. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share