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| amusing |
entertaining; funny. |
| anecdote |
a short tale about a funny or interesting event. |
| antic |
(usu. pl.) playful or funny actions; pranks. [1/5 definitions] |
| circus |
a show that travels from town to town to entertain people. Performers do acts that are funny or amaze people. Often there are trained animals too. |
| comedy |
a play, film, story, or television show that is funny. |
| comic |
amusing or funny. [1/3 definitions] |
| comical |
funny; amusing. |
| comic book |
a book or magazine that contains a series of cartoons that tell a story. Some comic books tell funny stories, but many comic books are about adventure, love, or other things. |
| comic strip |
a series of cartoons in a newspaper that tells a funny story. |
| crazy bone |
see "funny bone." |
| cutup |
(informal) someone who habitually tries to be funny or plays pranks. |
| drollery |
something funny. [1/3 definitions] |
| fool |
a person whose job was to entertain people by acting in a funny or foolish way for a king or noble; jester. [1/6 definitions] |
| gag2 |
(informal) to tell jokes; make funny remarks. [1/2 definitions] |
| hilarious |
very funny. |
| humor |
the ability to express or understand what is funny or amusing. [1/4 definitions] |
| humorous |
having the character or quality of humor; funny. |
| hysterical |
causing much laughter; wildly funny. [1/2 definitions] |
| jest |
a funny saying or action; joke. [2 definitions] |
| jocose |
funny; humorous. [1/2 definitions] |
| joke |
a short story with a funny ending that is told to make people laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
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