funny

Definitions

1. adjective

   Making you laugh.

   Examples

   • She's really funny and smart.
   • She's full of funny stories.
2. adjective

   Strange or unusual, often in a bad way.

   Examples

   • The milk smelled funny, so I poured it away.
   • I've got a funny feeling that this won't work.
   ≈aberrant≈abnormal≈alien≈anomalous≈as queer as Dick's hatband +57 more
3. adjective

   Touchy or easily upset about something.

   Examples

   • Don't mention it to her, she's funny about it.
   • He gets funny when people ask about his job.
   ≈touchy≈tetchy
4. adjective

   In old-fashioned slang that is now rude, a word for a gay person.

   Examples

   • The old slang once used funny to mean gay.
   • Some old books used the word funny in this way.
   ≈queer
5. noun

   A joke.

   Examples

   • Got a funny for you, Father.
   • They sat telling funnies and enjoying the day.
6. noun

   A comic strip in a newspaper.

   Examples

   • The artist drew a funny about a family much like his own.
   • His father would read the Sunday funnies.
7. noun

   Humor in general.

   Examples

   • Where's the funny? Your meme isn't good.
   • Finally, the funny.
8. adverb

   In a strange or unusual way.

   Examples

   • She was breathing funny after the run.
   • The engine is running funny.
   ≈funnily
9. adverb

   In old-fashioned slang that is now rude, in a way that people link to being gay.

   Examples

   • The old slang said a man moved funny.
   • Some people once used the word funny in this rude way.
10. noun

    A narrow, light rowing boat for one person.

    Examples

    • I always row by myself in a funny.
    • We planned to try one of the funnies at the rowing club.