Funny vs. Funky — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Funny and Funky
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Funny
Causing laughter or amusement; humorous
The play is hilariously funny
A funny story
Funky
Frightened; panicky.
Funny
Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd
I had a funny feeling you'd be around
The funny thing is I can't remember much about it
I do get some funny looks
It's a funny old world
That's funny!—that vase of flowers has been moved
Funky
Having a moldy or musty smell
Funky cheese.
Funky cellars.
Funny
Comic strips in newspapers
I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial
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Funky
Having a strong, unpleasant odor, especially the odor of the unwashed human body
A funky locker room.
Funny
A joke or witty remark
He regaled his hosts with a few funnies
I was trying to make a funny, but failed miserably
Funky
Having a style reminiscent of simple blues; bluesy.
Funny
Causing laughter or amusement
A funny cartoon.
Funky
Of or relating to funk music.
Funny
Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms
A colleague who is very funny.
Funky
Hearty and simple
"At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare" (Jacqueline Friedrich).
Funny
Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something
There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
Funky
Having an unsophisticated or old-fashioned charm; quaint or unpretentious
A funky beach town.
Funny
Difficult to account for; unusual or odd
I had a funny feeling that she would call.
Funky
Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd
"a bizarre, funky [hotel] dressed up as a ship, with mock portholes and mirrored ceilings over the beds" (Ann Louise Bardach).
Funny
Suspiciously odd
It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.
Funky
Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
Funny
Counterfeit or fraudulent
Tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
Funky
Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
Funny
(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal
I felt funny after eating those clams. "a mole on his arm that has started to go funny" (Ann Cummins).
Funky
Cool; great; excellent.
Funny
Offensively forward or disrespectful
She told him off after he started to get funny.
Funky
Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
Funny
Contrary to one's demands or expectations
Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.
Funky
(music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
Funny
A joke; a witticism
"He laughed because he did not know I was not making a funny" (Jonathan Safran Foer).
Funky
Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Funny
Comic strips.
Funky
Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear.
Funny
The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
Funky
Having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling;
Funny
Amusing; humorous; comical.
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
Funky
Offensively malodorous;
A putrid smell
Funny
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Funky
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Funny
Showing unexpected resentment.
Funky
In a state of cowardly fright
Funny
Homosexual; gay
Funny
(informal) A joke.
Funny
(informal) A comic strip.
Funny
(rowing) A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water.
Funny
(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Funny
(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Funny
In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality
Funny
Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.
Funny
A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.
Funny
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 hadn't hurt so much
A mirthful experience
Risible courtroom antics
Funny
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
Funny
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
Funny
Experiencing odd bodily sensations;
Told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest
Funny
In a strange manner;
A queerly inscribed sheet of paper
He acted kind of funny
Funny
In a comical manner;
She acted comically
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