noun
an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
Synonyms
funny story
good story
funny remark
Examples
- she told a funny story
- she made a funny
adjective
arousing or provoking laughter
Synonyms
Examples
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Synonyms
Examples
- a curious hybrid accent
- her speech has a funny twang
- they have some funny ideas about war
- had an odd name
- the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
- something definitely queer about this town
- what a rum fellow
- singular behavior
adjective
not as expected
Synonyms
Examples
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
adjective
experiencing odd bodily sensations
Examples
- told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest