funny

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: fŭnʹē, (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌni/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ʌni

Etymology 1

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Adjective

funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

1. Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]

   When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.

2. Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from the early 19th c.]

   The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.

   I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

3. (UK, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
   • 2011, Sarah Webb, It Had To Be You

     'Moved in where?' Sam asked Brona in confusion. 'What boyfriend?'
     'Glen,' Brona said quietly. 'You met him a while ago, remember? He only moved in last week. I was going to tell you but […] I thought you might be funny about it, that's all.'

   • 2012, Jade Varden, The Tower (Deck of Lies, #2)

     Ash would have been happy to sit and stare at Viv all day, but when he saw the other guys staring at his sister, too, he got funny about it.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

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Related terms

• fun

Translations

amusing; comical

Alabama: tasihmo Arabic: مُضْحِك (muḍḥik), هَزْلِيّ (hazliyy) Armenian: please add this translation if you can Belarusian: сме́шны (smjéšny), заба́ўны (zabáŭny), фацэ́тны (facétny) (colloquial) Bulgarian: смешен (bg) (smešen), заба́вен (bg) (zabáven) Catalan: divertit Chinese: Mandarin: 可笑 (zh) (kěxiào), 滑稽 (zh) (huájī) Czech: legrační (cs), zábavný (cs) Danish: morsom, sjov (da) Dutch: grappig (nl), geinig (nl), komiek (nl) Esperanto: komika Estonian: naljakas (et) Faroese: skemtiligur, stuttligur Finnish: hassu (fi), hauska (fi), hupaisa (fi), huvittava (fi), koominen (fi) French: drôle (fr), amusant (fr), rigolo (fr) (familiar), marrant (fr) (familiar) Galician: divertido m Georgian: სასაცილო (sasacilo) German: komisch (de), lustig (de), spaßig (de) Greek: αστείος (el) (asteíos), διασκεδαστικός (el) (diaskedastikós) Haitian Creole: komik Hebrew: מַצְחִיק m (mats'khík) Hindi: मज़ाक़िया (mazāqiyā) Hungarian: vicces (hu) Icelandic: fyndinn m, skemmtilegur (is) m, hnyttinn m, smellinn m Indonesian: lucu (id) Irish: greannmhar Italian: buffo (it) m, buffa (it) f, divertente (it), esilarante (it) Japanese: 面白い (ja) (おもしろい, omoshiroi), 可笑しい (ja) (おかしい, okashii) Khmer: កំប្លែង (km) (kɑmplaeng) Korean: 우습다 (ko) (useupda), 재미있다 (ko) (jaemiitda) Kurdish: Sorani: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 647: Parameter 1 must be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}} Lao: please add this translation if you can Latvian: jocīgs, smieklīgs Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can Luxembourgish: komesch, lëschteg, spaasseg Malay: kelakar Mirandese: adbertido m, adbertida f Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Neapolitan: spassùso Nepali: please add this translation if you can Norman: draole (Guernsey) Norwegian: artig (no) Bokmål: morsom (no), gøy (no) Nynorsk: morosam Persian: مسخره (fa) (masxare), مضحک (fa) (mozhek), خنده‌دار (xandedâr), کمیک (fa) (komik) Polish: zabawny (pl) m Portuguese: engraçado (pt), divertido (pt) Romanian: caraghios (ro), amuzant (ro) m Russian: смешно́й (ru) (smešnój), заба́вный (ru) m (zabávnyj), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: èibhinn, àbhachdach Slovak: smiešny, zábavný Spanish: divertido (es) m, cómico (es) m, gracioso (es) m, chistoso (es) m Swedish: rolig (sv), komisk (sv), lustig (sv), skojig (sv) Thai: ตลก (th) (dtà-lòk) Tibetan: please add this translation if you can Turkish: komik (tr), gülünç (tr) Ukrainian: смішни́й (smišnýj), куме́дний (kumédnyj), заба́вний (zabávnyj) Uyghur: كۈلكىلىك (külkilik) Uzbek: kulguli Vietnamese: buồn cười (vi), ngồ ngộ (vi), khôi hài (vi) Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 647: Parameter 1 must be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. White Hmong: please add this translation if you can Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

strange; unusual

Alabama: sobayhíkko Bulgarian: странен (bg) (stranen), особен (bg) (osoben) Danish: sjov (da), besynderlig, underlig Dutch: eigenaardig (nl), raar (nl), zeldzaam (nl), merkwaardig (nl), vreemd (nl), bizar (nl) Faroese: serur, løgin, undarligur Finnish: kummallinen (fi), outo (fi), hassu (fi) French: étrange (fr), marrant (fr) (familiar), bizarre (fr) German: komisch (de), merkwürdig (de), seltsam (de), eigenartig (de) Italian: inconsueto (it), strano (it) Japanese: 変 (ja) (へん, hen) Korean: 이상하다 (ko) (isanghada) Kurdish: Sorani: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 647: Parameter 1 must be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 647: Parameter 1 must be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}} Latvian: jocīgs Luxembourgish: komesch, droleg, aartlech, gelungen Malay: pelik Neapolitan: curàùso Norwegian: rar (no), merkelig (no) Ojibwe: mayagi- Portuguese: estranho (pt) Romanian: caraghios (ro) Russian: стра́нный (ru) (stránnyj), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj) Spanish: extraño (es) m, raro (es) m, inusual (es) Swedish: konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv), sällsam (sv) Turkish: tuhaf (tr), acayip (tr) Vietnamese: là lạ

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Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (humorous) A joke.
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2. (humorous) A comic strip.
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Translations

joke

Alabama: afaahilka Bulgarian: шега (bg) (šega), виц (bg) m (vic) Dutch: grap (nl), mop (nl), grol (nl) Finnish: vitsi (fi) (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}} French: blague (fr) f Icelandic: brandari (is) m Italian: scherzo (it) Neapolitan: jacuèlla

Adverb

funny (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
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Etymology 2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

Translations

narrow boat for sculling

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