Funny I ˈfʌni Thing Movie Expect Bit Adjective

• a funny story/joke
• he was a very funny guy as well as a kind person.
• that's the funniest thing i've ever heard.
• the movie is full of funny moments.

funny

1. making you laugh
• a funny story/joke
• He was a very funny guy as well as a kind person.
• That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.
• The movie is full of funny moments.
• I found the play funny and moving.
• It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt.
• I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.
• Oh very funny! You expect me to believe that?
• ‘What's so funny?’ she demanded.

Extra Examples

• His performance was hilariously funny.
• The movie gets funnier nearer the end.
• You should have seen it—it was terribly funny!
• He's not even remotely funny.
2. difficult to explain or understand; strange and not as you expect
• SYNONYM strange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strange
• A funny thing happened to me today.
• It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to.
• That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone.
• The funny thing is it never happened again after that.
• The engine's making a very funny noise.
• I'm pleased I didn't get that job, in a funny sort of way.
• This wine tastes funny.

Extra Examples

• Didn't it strike you as funny that Adam wasn't there?
• He's a funny little man.
• Don't you find it a bit funny that she never mentions her husband?
• Helen gave me a rather funny look.
• It's a funny old world, isn't it?
3. seeming or likely to be wrong, illegal or dishonest
• I suspect there may be something funny going on.
• If there has been any funny business, we'll soon find out.
4. humorous in a way that shows a lack of respect for somebody
• SYNONYM cheeky
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cheeky
• Don't you get funny with me!
5. slightly ill
• I feel a bit funny today—I don't think I'll go to work.
6. slightly crazy; not like other people
• SYNONYM strange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strange
• That Dave's a funny chap, isn't he?
• She went a bit funny after her husband died.
7. not working as it should
• My computer keeps going funny.
8. used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘making you laugh’
9. used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’