an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); she told a funny story; she made a funny

[ Syn: funny story , good story , funny remark ]

arousing or provoking laughter; an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls; an amusing fellow; a comic hat; a comical look of surprise; funny stories that made everybody laugh; a very funny writer; it would have been laughable if it hadnt hurt so much; a mirthful experience; risible courtroom antics

[ Syn: amusing , comic , comical , laughable , mirthful , risible ]

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; a curious hybrid accent; her speech has a funny twang; they have some funny ideas about war; had an odd name; the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves; something definitely queer about this town; what a rum fellow; singular behavior

[ Syn: curious , odd , peculiar , queer , rum , rummy , singular ]

not as expected; there was something fishy about the accident; up to some funny business; some definitely queer goings-on; a shady deal; her motives were suspect; suspicious behavior

[ Syn: fishy , shady , suspect , suspicious ]

experiencing odd bodily sensations; told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest'