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Definition of Funnies
1. Noun. A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book.
Group relationships: Newspaper, Paper, Comic Book
Generic synonyms: Cartoon, Sketch
Terms within: Frame
Definition of Funnies
1. Noun. (plural of funny) ¹
2. Noun. (comics) (idiomatic) The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. (defdate from the mid-19th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Funnies
1. funny [n] - See also: funny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funnies
Literary usage of Funnies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1870)
"How far should they be allowed to realize, for the benefit of their funnies.
or their own future help, the product of their labor ? 107. ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"Reading matter for the very ill usually consisted of "funnies'1 in the papers,
then the more attractive sheets with the brown picture sections, ..."
3. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"Let Granma look at the funnies while she (Tonie) concentrates on the puzzles.
If Tonie wins a million dollars— or even ten thousand—she'll be buying herself ..."
Other Resources:
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