funny

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʌni/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈfʊnɪ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /fənːi/ Rhymes: -ʌni === Etymology 1 === From fun +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest) Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.] Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.] (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment. (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:funny See also Thesaurus:strange ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fun ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== funny (plural funnies) (informal) A joke. (informal) A comic strip. (Internet slang, chiefly ironic) Humor in general. ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest) (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely. Synonym: funnily (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) (UK, Ireland, nautical, dated) A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.