Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable)Humorous, as opposed to strange (the other meaning of funny).

    1936, Ian Hay, The Housemaster What do you mean, funny? Funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?

    1938, Stevie Smith, Over The Frontier Is it in essence so extremely funny-ha-ha that it will bear this so frequent repetition?

  2. (informal, not comparable)Humorous, as opposed to serious or nonfunny.

    1971, Harold Robbins, The Betsy But it wasn’t a funny ha-ha smile. It was the kind of smile you have when you find a friend.

    2003, Steven Cooper, With You in Spirit She laughs, not a funny ha-ha laugh but rather a tiny self-inflicted chuckle of disgust.

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