Definitions for funnies

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funnies fun·ny

Spelling: [fuhn-ee]

IPA: /ˈfʌn i/

Funnies is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in funnies (efinnsu).

Definitions for funnies

noun

1. Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke:
2. funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
3. a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.

adjective

1. providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical:
2. attempting to amuse; facetious:
3. warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded:
4. Informal. insolent; impertinent:
5. curious; strange; peculiar; odd:

Origin of funnies

First recorded in 1750-60; fun + -y¹

Examples for funnies

But I could and did improve the sports page, put in more home-stuff for the women, more society news, funnier 'funnies' and so on.

I assume Bradley saw demonstrations of the “funnies” before rejecting them.

Jimmie looked at the funnies, and Grandma and Rose-Ellen did the dishes.

Dozia was regarded "an awful joker" and she usually preferred the illustrated brand of funnies.

After that came a big dinner, and then a half hour spent with the funnies.

The Sunday supplement has few "funnies" and never any colored pictures.

Plus, the midterm campaign delivered its share of funnies, verbal souvenirs which will take with us into the new year.

The “funnies” were a weird assortment of odd-looking beasts.