Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funny story

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: fun-ny s-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

Example Sentences

"she told a funny story"
"she made a funny"

Synonyms

good story funny remark funny

Questions

What does funny story mean?: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

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