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funny person

NOUN
wag
Synonyms
STRONG
card clown comedian comic humorist jester joker jokester kibitzer prankster punster show-off trickster wit zany
WEAK
a million laughs cutup farceur funster kidder life of the party quipster wisecracker
NOUN
zany
Synonyms
STRONG
buffoon card clown comedian comic humorist jester joker moron nut prankster screwball wag
WEAK
cutup farceur practical joker wisecracker

Example Sentences

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I’m still the least funny person in my family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Hanna is a tremendously warm and funny person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

I think I'm not an inherently funny person.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

In a victim impact statement, Mr Thompson's brother Michael described him as "a bubbling, funny person" who was "well known in the area and really popular".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

“I’d be a funny person, wouldn’t I, if I didn’t like my children.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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