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fun·ny  (fn)
adj. fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est
1.
a. Causing laughter or amusement.
b. Intended or designed to amuse.
2. Strangely or suspiciously odd; curious.
3. Tricky or deceitful.
n. pl. fun·nies Informal
1. A joke; a witticism.
2. funnies
a. Comic strips.
b. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

[From fun.]

funni·ly adv.
funni·ness n.

funnies [ˈfʌnɪz]
pl n
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) US and Canadian informal comic strips in a newspaper
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.funniesfunnies - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
comic book - a magazine devoted to comic strips
cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
frame - a single drawing in a comic_strip
Translations
funnies
pl (esp US inf: in newspaper) → Comics pl, → Comic-Teil m


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Blogs can make people smile, such as our popular weekly post called Friday's Funnies.
Users create their own "jokester" account to deposit their funnies, and can link to each other's jokeboxes and request alerts when a new joke is added.
At the Hammer, the show features drawings, page proofs and cartoons from eight artists whose work established the golden age of newspaper comics - daily and Sunday funnies and action-adventure stories by Winsor McCay (``Little Nemo in Slumberland''), Lyonel Feininger (``Wee Willie Winkie's World''), George Herriman (``Krazy Kat''), E.
 
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