funnˈily adverb

funnˈiness noun

funny bone noun (informal)

The bone at the elbow with the comparatively unprotected ulnar nerve which, when struck, shoots a tingling sensation down the forearm to the fingers (a pun on its medical name humerus)

funny business noun (informal)

1. Tricks or deception
2. Amusing behaviour, joke-telling, etc

funny farm noun (old informal)

A hospital or asylum for the mentally ill

funny man noun (informal)

A comedian

funny money noun (informal)

Any currency or unit of account considered in some way less real or solid than ‘ordinary’ money, or a sum of money similarly regarded as in some way unreal

funny paper noun (US)

The comic section of a newspaper, the funnies

funny stuff noun

Funny business

funny ha-ha (informal)

Funny meaning ‘amusing’, as opposed to funny peculiar meaning ‘queer or odd’