Antonyms for funnies

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fuhn-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌn i

Definition of funnies

Origin : "humorous," 1756, from fun + -y (2). Meaning "strange, odd" is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question "funny ha-ha or funny peculiar," which is attested from 1916. Related: Funnier; funniest. Funny farm "mental hospital" is slang from 1962. Funny bone "elbow end of the humerus" is 1826; funnies "newspaper comic strips" is from 1852.

As in jest : noun joke
As in comic book : noun magazine of cartoons
As in comic strip : noun cartoon panel
As in comedy : noun funny entertainment

Example sentences :

After that came a big dinner, and then a half hour spent with the funnies.
Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Cub Honor » by Mildred A. Wirt

The Sunday supplement has few "funnies" and never any colored pictures.
Extract from : « Germany in War Time » by Mary Ethel McAuley

Jimmie looked at the funnies, and Grandma and Rose-Ellen did the dishes.
Extract from : « Across the Fruited Plain » by Florence Crannell Means

Dozia was regarded "an awful joker" and she usually preferred the illustrated brand of funnies.
Extract from : « Jane Allen: Center » by Edith Bancroft

But I could and did improve the sports page, put in more home-stuff for the women, more society news, funnier 'funnies' and so on.
Extract from : « The Knack of Managing » by Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson

Synonyms for funnies

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