the funnies
plural noun
US, informal
: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
They enjoyed reading the funnies in the Sunday newspapers.
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“The funnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20funnies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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