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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
comics \com"ics\ (k[o^]m"[i^]ks), n. pl. The section of a newspaper containing mostly comic strips ; -- called also funnies and funny papers . Many but not all newspapers have a comics section.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I had just about run myself dry of duff funnies regarding the trusty Smith and Whatsaname. ▪ I had lost my funnies in the revolutionary storm. ▪ Like a bomb the show exploded, the funnies , the falsetto, Timothy himself. ▪ She ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"newspaper comic strips," 1852, plural noun formation from funny (adj.).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Funnies are terms used during a game of golf to describe various achievements, both positive and negative. They are different from traditional expressions such a birdie , eagle, etc. in that they do not necessarily refer to strict scores, but to unusual ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (funny English)Category:English plurals 2 (context comics idiomatic English) The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. (from the mid-19th c.)
Usage examples of funnies.
Understand the funnies, and you've made a good beginning on understanding mankind.
One day he took me to the headquarters of his father's newspaper, and there, after a brief colloquy with a sub-editor, he showed me the page-sized pink cardboard forms, embossed with what would be the funnies, when the sheets had been through the stereotyping machine, which would cast them in printer's metal.
I helped myself to some coffee, poured a bowl of cereal with milk, grabbed the funnies, and toted it all into the living room, where I sat, bowl in hand, spooning cereal into my mouth absentmindedly while I read the comic page.