funny

fun|ny

W3S1 [ˈfʌni] adj comparative funnier superlative funniest

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1¦(amusing)¦

2¦(strange)¦

3¦(dishonest)¦

4 a funny look

5¦(ill)¦

6¦(crazy)¦

7 go funny

8 very funny!

9 I'm not being funny (but)

10 funny little something

11 funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?

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[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: fun]

1.) ¦(AMUSING)¦

making you laugh

funny story/joke/film etc

▪ Do you remember any funny stories about work?

hilariously/hysterically/wickedly funny

▪ a wickedly funny scene from the film

▪ a search for the funniest man in Britain

▪ If this is your idea of a joke, I don't find it at all funny .

▪ Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny) .

▪ His laughter stopped her mid-sentence. 'What's so funny?' she demanded.

▪ It's not funny (=don't laugh) , Paul; poor Teresa was nearly in tears.

2.) ¦(STRANGE)¦

unusual, strange, or difficult to explain

▪ I had a funny feeling something was going to happen.

▪ What's that funny smell?

▪ It's funny how you remember the words of songs, even ones you don't really like.

It's funny (that)

▪ It's funny that the kids are so quiet.

▪ That's funny . I was sure I had $5 in my purse, but it's not there now.

▪ People tell me I ran the greatest race of my life, but the funny thing is I can't remember much about it.

▪ It's a funny old world (=strange or unusual things happen in life) .

3.) ¦(DISHONEST)¦

appearing to be illegal, dishonest, or wrong

▪ There's something funny going on here.

▪ Remember, Marvin, no funny business while we're out.

4.) a funny look

if you give someone a funny look, you look at them in a way that shows you think they are behaving strangely

▪ I hunkered down, ignoring the funny looks from passers-by.

5.) ¦(ILL)¦

feeling slightly ill

▪ I always feel funny after a long car ride.

6.) ¦(CRAZY)¦

BrE informal slightly crazy

▪ After his wife died he went a bit funny .

7.) go funny informal

if a machine, piece of equipment etc goes funny, it stops working properly

▪ I just turned it on and the screen went all funny.

8.) very funny!

spoken used when someone is laughing at you or playing a trick and you do not think it is amusing

▪ Very funny! Who's hidden my car keys?

9.) I'm not being funny (but)

BrE spoken used when you are serious or do not want to offend someone

▪ I'm not being funny, but we haven't got much time.

10.) funny little sth

used to describe something you like because it is small, unusual, or interesting

▪ The town centre is crammed with funny little shops.

▪ his funny little grin

11.) funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?

BrE funny weird/strange or funny ha-ha? AmE

used when someone has described something as funny and you want to know whether they mean it is strange or amusing

▪ 'Tim's a funny guy.' 'Funny weird or funny ha-ha?'

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HINT sense 1

Do not use funny to mean 'enjoyable'. Use fun : The picnic was really fun.

WORD FOCUS: funny

similar words: amusing, humorous, witty, comical

very funny: hilarious, hysterical

something that someone says that is intended to make people laugh: joke, pun, play on words

See also: comedy, irony, satire, comedian

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