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How to pronounce funnies in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cartoon strip, comic strip, strip
Type of cartoon, sketch

Examples of funnies

funnies
Meanwhile here's another selection of funnies from the regional press and beyond.
From the holdthefrontpage.co.uk
Then I launch the Safari browser and tap a link that loads up my morning funnies.
From the suntimes.com
So if you have been using the funnies as fire starters, the ash should be safe.
From the newsobserver.com
This is a one-joke film that runs out of funnies about 30 minutes into its routine.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Even with comedies that are about women, it's often the blokes who get the funnies.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And it's been more than two months since the last edition of the funnies.
From the smh.com.au
Funnies more in the sense of weird, rather than an explicit reference to cartoons, I feel.
From the guardian.co.uk
He works the crowd to perfection, finding the funnies in everything.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
To our readers When it comes to the funnies, our readers are serious.
From the stltoday.com
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  • Cartoons, comic-strips, especially in the newspapers.