funny
noun
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L321058 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- causing amusement
- of extraordinary character
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌni/ / /ˈfʊni/ / /ˈfʌne/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny From fun + -y.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
“I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.”
“She's full of funny stories.”
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
“The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.”
“I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.”
- Showing unexpected resentment.
“Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy”
“Don't mention it to her — she's funny about it.”
- Homosexual: gay.
“Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny From fun + -y.
- In an unusual manner; strangely.
“She was breathing funny now.”
“At this the farmer gets to breathing funnier, hiccuping, little stray burps roll out—uncontrolled, we’re talking here.”
- In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality.
“Dem nuh waan nuh honey, dem only waan di money. Dat’s how me know seh dem bwoy deh all a move funny.”
“He walked away, pushing the napkin in his pink pants pockets. By the way, he dresses and walks funnier out of school. He likes tight feminine colored clothes and walks like he is holding a stick between his butt cheeks. You probably wouldn’t notice him if you didn't hear his voice and looked him in the eye. Jenna assumed he liked men.”
noun
Etymology: Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
- A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.
“I myself recollect the funnies at Eton, which were certain little boats, capable of containing one person only, who, like an Indian in his canoe, was constantly obliged to balance himself, with such critical nicety, that the least mistake was certain of producing a ducking.”
“As I do not belong to the boat-club, I always row by myself in a funny […] or at least go in a two-oared boat, with some friend with whom I should otherwise be walking.”