funny

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   experiencing odd bodily sensations

   I told the doctor about the funny sensations in my chest.

2. 2
   noun

   an account of an amusing incident, usually with a punch line

   They told a funny story.

3. 3
   adj

   Amusing; humorous; comical.

   I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.

4. 4
   adj

   Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.

   The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.

5. 5
   adj

   Showing unexpected resentment.

   Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy

6. 6
   adj

   Homosexual: gay.

   Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.

7. 7
   noun

   A joke.

   After church I am met by a dear parishioner who says, "Got a funny for you. Father." Now I'll have "funnies," so I can reply. "Got one for you too, Mary!"

8. 8
   noun

   A comic strip.

   Chic Young, who created his funny funny, “Blondie,” in 1930, and kept it the most popular comic strip in the world right through the unfunny generation, was quick to see the difference between the innocent funnies and the new generation of comics that started after the Second World War:

Etymology

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.