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Funny vs Yappy - What's the difference?

funny | yappy |

As adjectives the difference between funny and yappy

is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while yappy is of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.

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)
  • 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.
    Synonyms
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    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.
  • yappy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
  • Very talkative; talking foolishly or at length.