funny

English Online Dictionary. What means funny‎? What does funny mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌni/, /ˈfʌnɪ/
• (US) enPR: fŭnʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈfʌni/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊnɪ/
• Rhymes: -ʌni

Etymology 1

From fun +‎ -y.

Adjective

funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

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

2. Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]
3. (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
4. (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• fun

Translations

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (informal) A joke.
2. (informal) A comic strip.
3. (Internet slang, chiefly ironic) Humor in general.

Translations

Adverb

funny (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
2. (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality

Etymology 2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (UK, Ireland, nautical, dated) A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.