funny story

collocation in English

meaningsoffunnyandstory

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funny
adjective
uk
/ˈfʌn.i/us
/ˈfʌn.i/
humorous; ...
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story
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɔː.ri/us
/ˈstɔːr.i/
a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series ...
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(Definition offunnyandstoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffunny story

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I shall tell afunnystoryat this point.
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Well, that's afunnystory.
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It would be a ratherfunnystoryif it were not in such a grim context.
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I can tell them what they will probably regard as afunnystory.
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I shall not conclude with a peroration, not even with afunnystory.
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Really, that is afunnystorybut it tells us something.
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Find out in thisfunnystory.
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That is afunnystory—or it is meant to be funny —and it is typical of the enormous variety.
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Many of us have heard thefunnystorythat if you want to know about a computer ask the eight year-old in your own home.
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One of the more memorable scenes involving the painting of the house has afunnystorybehind it.
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Yes, it's like thefunnystorywe have heard too often, we still find it funny, but we don't laugh any more.
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Kobayashi intentionally centered his story arcs around misunderstandings which he then resolves, since he believes if there's no misunderstanding then there's nofunnystory.
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