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The meaning of the English word "funny" and how you use it

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funny
(adjective) humorous; something that makes you laugh
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Adrián Camacho

Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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I like funny movies .
Jim is a funny guy .
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Ellen and Tim Talk Big Cats
You're very funny and come back any time .
One Man Show at the Sydney Opera House
We play with funny situations , poetic situations , dark situations .
Keeping Up with Idioms
Maybe her boss is a funny guy , or maybe she always feels that – well –
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funny
(adjective) odd; not expected; bewildering
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Elena

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Elena holds a Master's Degree in languages and literatures and a BA in law. She has been working as a linguist, translator and localizer for more than 15 years. She has also a long experience as language tutor.
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She looked funny , like she was sick or something .
That 's funny . I know I left my keys on the table but they are not there now .
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Using Make and Do
It 's making a funny noise .
Using Make and Do
It 's making a funny noise .
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Funny things are everywhere .
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funny...bone
(noun) a nerve near the elbow
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Kanako

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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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I bumped my funny bone .
I am not sure why we call it the funny bone .
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Move It, Move It!
That 's your funny bone .
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's...funny
(adjective) (superlative) something humorous; something that makes you laugh
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You're 's . . . funny , I'm always laughing when you're around .
Do you want to hear a 's . . . funny joke ?
You're the 's . . . funny person , I'm always laughing when you're around .
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comedy
(noun) a genre of entertainment; a film, book, etc. that is usually funny and has a happy ending
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Kirill Petrov

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Kirill has been working as an English-Russian translator and bilingual content creator for the last 15 years. He also has tutoring experience with both beginners and advanced learners, a passion for the intricacies of languages, and a track record of ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
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We stayed up late watching comedy on TV .
Comedy is my favorite kind of movie .
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Video Examples

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Animated Comedy's Popularity Soars
it had ordered 20 episodes of Matt Groening 's new fantasy comedy " Disenchantment ".
The Happiness Blanket
You can also see the variations and responses to different types of films and entertainment , from comedy to thrillers .
Making Plans
Hmm , there's that one comedy , " Lucky Break ".
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