Funny
adjective
Causing laughter or amusement.
He tells funny jokes.
Often appears as...
- funny joke
- funny story
adjective
Strange, unusual, or difficult to explain.
The car is acting funny.
Often appears as...
- act funny
- feel funny
noun
A comic strip.
I like to read the funnies in the newspaper.
Often appears as...
- read the funnies
- in the funnies
Usage tips
Informal
adjective
Causing laughter or amusement.
He tells funny jokes.
Often appears as...
- funny joke
- funny story
adjective
Strange, unusual, or difficult to explain.
The car is acting funny.
Often appears as...
- act funny
- feel funny
noun
A comic strip.
I like to read the funnies in the newspaper.
Often appears as...
- read the funnies
- in the funnies
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
What's funny in one culture may not be in another; understand local humor.
That joke might be funny in the U.S., but it's offensive here.
Pro Tip 2/3Laughter Trigger
Use 'funny' for jokes or situations that make you laugh, not just smile.
The clown’s performance was so funny, I couldn’t stop laughing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Although 'funny' often implies positive humor, it can also indicate mocking.
It's not funny to laugh at someone's mistakes.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
What's funny in one culture may not be in another; understand local humor.
That joke might be funny in the U.S., but it's offensive here.
Pro Tip 2/3Laughter Trigger
Use 'funny' for jokes or situations that make you laugh, not just smile.
The clown’s performance was so funny, I couldn’t stop laughing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Although 'funny' often implies positive humor, it can also indicate mocking.
It's not funny to laugh at someone's mistakes.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
What's funny in one culture may not be in another; understand local humor.
That joke might be funny in the U.S., but it's offensive here.
Pro Tip 2/3Laughter Trigger
Use 'funny' for jokes or situations that make you laugh, not just smile.
The clown’s performance was so funny, I couldn’t stop laughing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Although 'funny' often implies positive humor, it can also indicate mocking.
It's not funny to laugh at someone's mistakes.
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Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life, a moment that had a woman walk up to a stranger four years later and say,
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How to make your writing...
So if you're having a crummy morning, imagine it happening to a character you're writing about, and by afternoon, you may at least get a funny story out of it. Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing.
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What I learned at...
created a new dinner that everyone in the world participated in but what does my not funny chunk so don't worry about that I really mean this I think we can have a big dinner where there's things at the dinner that represent our real true history of humans and I just want
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ALAN! ALAN!... STEVE? PIPE...
what are you goons laughing at have you put something on my back have you i've not got time for your stupid jokes right i'm off cheerio oh someone's put glue on the rock oh that's what you were laughing at was it yes very funny very funny oh have someone put blue on
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What we can learn from...
might be compounded and compounded into something that we could possibly observe in nature. So, it's very funny. The reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about dark matter, the reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about the physics of the very small,
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in
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The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
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Wild Puma Plays like a...
it's so funny it looks like it just looks like a domestic cat it's like a secret little view on his life i guess if he does this sits here by the kill just cleaning himself and sleeping
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Why Are Wild Parrots...
the funny thing was is my blue and gold macaw gave out the macaw greeting call but then she said for good measure hello
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Water Discovered In...
funny was happening in the magnetometer data. Okay, so. Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said,
Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life, a moment that had a woman walk up to a stranger four years later and say,
Video examples
How to make your writing...
So if you're having a crummy morning, imagine it happening to a character you're writing about, and by afternoon, you may at least get a funny story out of it. Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing.
Video examples
What I learned at...
created a new dinner that everyone in the world participated in but what does my not funny chunk so don't worry about that I really mean this I think we can have a big dinner where there's things at the dinner that represent our real true history of humans and I just want
Video examples
ALAN! ALAN!... STEVE? PIPE...
what are you goons laughing at have you put something on my back have you i've not got time for your stupid jokes right i'm off cheerio oh someone's put glue on the rock oh that's what you were laughing at was it yes very funny very funny oh have someone put blue on
Video examples
What we can learn from...
might be compounded and compounded into something that we could possibly observe in nature. So, it's very funny. The reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about dark matter, the reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about the physics of the very small,
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in
Video examples
The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
Video examples
Wild Puma Plays like a...
it's so funny it looks like it just looks like a domestic cat it's like a secret little view on his life i guess if he does this sits here by the kill just cleaning himself and sleeping
Video examples
Why Are Wild Parrots...
the funny thing was is my blue and gold macaw gave out the macaw greeting call but then she said for good measure hello
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
funny was happening in the magnetometer data. Okay, so. Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I'm screamingly funny, you know, I really am in the books. And that helps because I'm funnier than a lot of people, I think, and that's appreciated by young people.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
I'm a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys - movie-star guys, where they could help me through it.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
It's a funny old world.
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.
Quote examples
Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I'm screamingly funny, you know, I really am in the books. And that helps because I'm funnier than a lot of people, I think, and that's appreciated by young people.
Quote examples
Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.
Quote examples
LeBron James
American Basketball Player
I'm a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys - movie-star guys, where they could help me through it.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
Quote examples
Ogden Nash
American Poet
Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.
Quote examples
Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
Quote examples
Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
It's a funny old world.
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