Funny vs Cheesy - What's the difference?
funny | cheesy |
Amusing; humorous; comical.
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
(humorous) A joke.
* 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
(humorous) A comic strip.
* 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
(British) A narrow boat for sculling.
of or relating to cheese
resembling, or containing cheese
(informal) of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or , trite, contrived, shoddy
* 2008 , Jeff Spanke, Second Hand Out (page 86)
* 2012 , Ginny Felch, Photographing Children Photo Workshop
As adjectives the difference between funny and cheesy
is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while cheesy is of or relating to cheese.As a noun funny
is (humorous) a joke or funny can be (british) a narrow boat for sculling.funny
English
Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(er)- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Synonyms
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Noun
(funnies)- Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
- 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)cheesy
English
Adjective
(er)- This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
- a cheesy flavor
- I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.
- a cheesy song
- a cheesy movie
- Needless to say, toward the end of Martin's first term, the relationship he once enjoyed with President Waverly had evolved into a slapdash charade of cheap promises and cheesy smiles.
- There is something about 5- and 6-year-olds that makes them ever-ready to pose with the big, cheesy grin with no provocation.