funnies

plural of funny

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnies
Noun
  • Then there's Sesame Street and Saturday morning cartoons.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the grand tradition of other kid-friendly cartoons, each episode contains two short stories.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hill, however, appeared to be in high spirits as he was shuttled off the field, apparently cracking jokes about the state of his leg.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the operations supervisor in the tower was focused on trying to fix a printer which prints strips of paper with flight information and had jammed.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Along with its main collection that included the introduction of the new Maro geometric bag with loose napa leather strips knotted on the sides, Serapian displayed iterations of its iconic styles revisited by British designer Bethan Laura Wood.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Here are the teams that will freak out as the rest of baseball points and laughs.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Though the subject matter of the show is serious, the women share plenty of laughs when the cameras aren’t rolling.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Funnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnies. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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