Funny (Noun)
Meaning
An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- He recounted the funny of accidentally supergluing his shoes to the floor during the big presentation.
- The comedian ended her set with a funny that left the entire audience in stitches.
- The joke she told was more of a funny than an actual joke with a punchline.
- The whole story was hilarious, but the real funny came at the end when she fell over her own feet.
- Her impersonation of the teacher was more of a funny than an actual imitation, but it still cracked everyone up.