![]() ![]() Example: Seeing George’s pants fall down during his speech was priceless! The whole audience couldn’t stop laughing.When you see something that is so funny that you couldn’t set a price on seeing it. Example: “A homeless guy tried to steal Dave’s phone, but when he saw how crappy it was, he said never mind.” “Haha, that’s great!”.Example: “In Spain I find that I drink more alcohol because wine is cheaper than water” “Haha, that’s rich!”Ī way of describing a funny situation or joke.Example: My dad always gets silly when he drinks vodka–it’s embarrassing.Example: Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg are so goofy in the Dick in a Box video.Often someone who is funny because of the foolish way in which they act. Example: “Did you hear about the guy who lost the whole left side of his body in an accident? He’s all right now.” “ Lol”.or LOL (pronounced Loll), or any of the variations. So, instead of saying that something that someone said is funny, you can simply say L.O.L. The Hangover is a scream! I can’t believe you haven’t seen it.Īlso: LMAO (laughing my ass off)/LMFAO (laughing my fucking ass off)/ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing)/haha (how you write out the sound of a laugh)Īll of these are abbreviations generally used in chats that have (unfortunately) made their way into spoken English.Similar to a hoot but it gives even more emphasis ![]() Example: Making me walk all the way to the market in the rain because you didn’t feel like driving was a laugh.Example: That joke that Josh told us yesterday was a hoot!.Literally the sound an owl makes (think of someone laughing like this) Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is very comical once you understand it.Example: Telling witty jokes is really difficult.Ī formal term describing something that has a funny nature.Similar to droll, but more commonly used. Example: British humor is rather droll even if a lot of Americans don’t understand it.Probably not something that would actually make you laugh, but that is funny from an intelligent standpoint. Reading Calvin and Hobbes comics is amusing.Cat videos on YouTube are entertaining: I could spend hours watching them!Īnother formal term for funny, similar to diverting or entertaining.Something you enjoy that makes you happy (not always funny) Example: I don’t think Breaking Bad is that funny, but it’s certainly diverting.In English it means something that “diverts” your attention and entertains you. This is a cognate from Latin languages that exists, but is very uncommon. These terms and expressions are organized from drier humor to those that describe things that make you laugh out loud (LOL). ![]() This article is going to show you exactly how to describe everything that makes you laugh in English.Īre you ready to laugh your socks off? Well here are 20 different terms for FUNNY to help you get started! And in Australia, a unique blend of the two with a twist of their own unique “Aussieness” is added! In the United States, you’ll probably encounter more obvious jokes or even slapstick comedy (a type of broad physical comedy involving exaggerated, boisterous actions, farce, violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense). And although sense of humor may vary with each person that you talk to, it’s nice to be able to describe exactly how something makes you feel.Įngland, for example, is famous for a drier, more sarcastic sense of humor. Have you ever heard the expression, a laugh is the same in every language?Ĭomedy is incredibly important. ![]()
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