Funnies Meaning in English

word · lemma: funny

US

ˈfəni

FUH-neez

UK

fˈʌnɪz

FUN-iz

التعريف

"Funnies" is an informal term for the comic strips or cartoons that appear in newspapers, often intended to be humorous.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in American English and somewhat old-fashioned, referring specifically to newspaper comic strips, not stand-up comedy or cartoons in general. Common phrases include 'read the funnies.' Rarely used for webcomics or comic books.

• Spanish: tiras cómicas - caricaturas (de periódico)
• Portuguese (BR): histórias em quadrinhos - tirinhas
• Portuguese (PT): bandas desenhadas - tirinhas
• Chinese (Simplified): 漫画（报纸上的幽默连环画）
• Chinese (Traditional): 漫畫（報紙上的幽默連環漫畫）
• Hindi: कॉमिक्स (अखबार में छपी मज़ाकिया चित्रकथाएँ)
• Arabic: الرسوم الهزلية (شرائط مصورة في الصحف)
• Bengali: কমিক স্ট্রিপ - কার্টুন (পত্রিকার)
• Russian: комиксы (в газетах) - газетные комиксы
• Japanese: 新聞の漫画（しんぶんのまんが） - 風刺漫画（ふうし まんが）
• Vietnamese: truyện tranh (trên báo) - tranh biếm họa (trên báo)
• Korean: 신문 만화 - 만평
• Turkish: gazete karikatürleri - gazete çizgi bantları
• Urdu: اخباری کارٹونز - مزاحیہ تصویریں (اخبار میں)
• Indonesian: komik strip (di koran) - kartun (di surat kabar)

جمل نموذجية

I love reading the funnies every Sunday morning.

basic

The newspaper has a whole page of funnies.

basic

My dad always laughs at the funnies.

basic

Can you pass me the funnies section?

natural

When I was a kid, the funnies were the best part of the paper.

natural

I only buy the Sunday paper for the funnies, honestly.

natural