Gunny vs Funny - What's the difference?
gunny | funny |
(uncountable) A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
*1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 102:
*:Provisions were ferried by camel in stout sacks of gunny with blocks of ice packed round them; a herculean task.
(countable) A gunny sack.
(countable, informal) A gunnery sergeant.
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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.
As nouns the difference between gunny and funny
is that gunny is (uncountable) a coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp or gunny can be (countable|informal) a gunnery sergeant while funny is (humorous) a joke or funny can be (british) a narrow boat for sculling.As an adjective funny is
amusing; humorous; comical.gunny
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) and (etyl).Noun
(en-noun)Derived terms
* gunnybag * gunnyclothEtymology 2
A shortening of (gunnery sergeant)Noun
(gunnies)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.