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Inherently funny word — The belief that certain words are inherently funny, for reasons ranging from onomatopoeia to phonosemantics to sexual innuendo, is widespread among people who work in humor.Fact|date=September 2008 Cultural variation The concept of inherent humor … Wikipedia
Funny farm — can refer to: * , a pejorative slang term for a psychiatric hospital ** By extension, pejorative slang for many workplaces which are perceived to be dysfunctionalFilm and television: * The Funny Farm , a 1983 film starring Peter Aykroyd * Funny… … Wikipedia
funny ha-ha or funny peculiar — spoken phrase used for saying or asking whether the word ‘funny’ is being used to mean ‘amusing’ or ‘strange’ ‘You are funny, Albert.’ ‘Funny ha ha or peculiar?’ Thesaurus: relating to humoursynonym Main entry: funny … Useful english dictionary
funny, strange, peculiar — Funny is much overused to mean curious and odd (I had a funny feeling that you would come here), but actually the word means witty, humorous, droll, absurd, comical, farcical, ludicrous, or laughable. Perhaps many of us find something amusing in… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
funny — humorous, 1756, from FUN (Cf. fun) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning strange, odd is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question funny ha ha or funny peculiar, which is attested from 1916. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
Word Association — is a common word game involving an exchange of words that are associated together.How to playOnce an original word has been chosen, usually randomly or arbitrarily, a player will find a word that they associate with it and make it known to all… … Wikipedia
Word Up! — Album par Cameo Sortie 30 octobre 1986 Enregistrement 1986 Durée 34:46 Genre R B Funk Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
funny */*/*/ — UK [ˈfʌnɪ] / US adjective Word forms funny : adjective funny comparative funnier superlative funniest Other ways of saying funny: amusing fairly funny, in a way that makes you smile: Eddie was full of jokes and amusing stories. humorous used for… … English dictionary
funny — fun|ny W3S1 [ˈfʌni] adj comparative funnier superlative funniest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amusing)¦ 2¦(strange)¦ 3¦(dishonest)¦ 4 a funny look 5¦(ill)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 go funny 8 very funny! … Dictionary of contemporary English
funny — fun|ny [ fʌni ] adjective *** 1. ) someone or something that is funny makes you laugh: a funny story/joke one of America s funniest comedians I don t think that s at all funny. Wouldn t it be funny if we played a trick on him? a ) it s/that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
funny — funny1 funnily, adv. funniness, n. /fun ee/, adj., funnier, funniest, n., pl. funnies. adj. 1. providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person. 2. attempting to amuse; … Universalium
