Etymology

funny

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Today it means: Amusing; humorous; comical. Full definition →

First used mid-18th c.
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funny · adjective, noun, adverb1

From fun + -y.

funny · noun2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid-18th c. Amusing; humorous; comical.
  • from early 19th c. Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.

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