possible profanity
noun
- An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line. )
- usage: "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
- synonyms: funny story, good story, funny remark
adjective
- Arousing or provoking laughter.
- usage: "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
- usage: "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- Not as expected.
- usage: "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
- synonyms: fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious
- Experiencing odd bodily sensations.
- usage: "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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