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funnies

noun

plural of funny

as in cartoons

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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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 funnies Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

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Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Betty Boop and Minnie Mouse bounced from frame to frame in the cartoons.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

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The set includes a variety of items, including a new book entitled Slappy’s Book of Pranks, which includes directions for over 20 different pranks, Slappy trivia, a history of pranking, jokes and an introduction by Stine himself.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Beyond jokes, Pitt plays a military veteran in the movie, which is out on September 25.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of jokes

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Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The crews who take to the air in Los Angeles must not only navigate each other, but air traffic to three regional airports and smaller, local air strips across the Southland when doing their job.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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But though a large language model telling you to put glue on pizza might mean nothing more than a few laughs—not all uses of AI are so low stakes.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
Additionally, Richard Kind as the mayor’s put-upon press secretary also generates laughs.

— Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

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