A funny or farcical incident, action, or predicament; esp. one that involves confusion, misunderstanding, or mistaken identity. Also as a mass noun.

A trivial or frivolous speech or piece of writing; an absurd or fictitious story; a light or humorous remark or composition; a jest, a joke, a pun…

transferred. Something the recital of which causes amusement; a ludicrous event or circumstance.

Something said or done to excite laughter or amusement; a witticism, a jest; jesting, raillery; also, something that causes amusement, a…

With the. That which is comic; the comic style or genre.

comedy of a sophisticated or intellectual nature (cf. low comedy, n. 1); (also) something which is very funny.

With singular agreement. That which is amusing or comical; the realm or sphere of humorous things.

An instance of the comical; a comical thing or (occasionally) person.

Originally U.S. A funny person or thing; a joke, a witticism. Usually in plural.

A comical action, remark, etc.; a joke, a witticism. Also sometimes: a peculiarity, an oddity.

A ridiculous sight, a very amusing person; so hot sketch, a comical or colourful person. slang.

Originally U.S. Originally: a particularly fine or impressive person or thing. Later more generally: something remarkable or formidable.

A highly amusing or entertaining person or thing; a lot of fun.

U.S. colloquial (originally Theatre). A source of enormous amusement, a ‘scream’; a wildly popular or successful show, act, entertainer, etc. Cf. riot…

that which is amusing or bizarre.

colloquial. A person who or thing which is very amusing. Cf. scream, n. c. Now rare.

U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland). An entertaining, witty, or puzzling person.

U.S. colloquial. A cause for hilarity; an amusing person or thing. Cf. crack, v. additions.