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Funny vs Annoying - What's the difference?

funny | annoying |

As adjectives the difference between funny and annoying

is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while annoying is causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

As a noun funny

is a joke.

As a verb annoying is

present participle of lang=en.

funny

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(er)
  • Amusing; humorous; comical.
    • When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
  • Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
    • The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
    I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
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    * fun

    Noun

    (funnies)
  • (humorous) A joke.
  • * 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
    • Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
  • (humorous) A comic strip.
  • * 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
    • His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies , and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps a jocular use of (term). See above.

    Noun

    (funnies)
  • (British) A narrow boat for sculling.

    • annoying

    English

    (wikipedia annoying)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
    • Vandals are really annoying .

    Verb

    (head)

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