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Meanings of funny story in English

Spanish
broma

An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

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        Usage of funny story in English
        1
        So it's not really a funny story but it's a painful story.
        Reuters
        2
        Phillip Agnew: Well, it's kind of a funny story behind the name.
        Ebony
        3
        But even more than other tales does the funny story demand this.
        Stories to Tell to Children
        4
        The other night I went out to a bar. A funny story.
        Commuters: a novel
        5
        He told a funny story about blowing up one of the professors.
        An Old-Fashioned Girl
        6
        Tell every piquant and pleasant and funny story you call think of.
        Gala-Days
        7
        He told me a funny story a couple of weeks ago.
        Night Shift
        8
        But it does make for a funny story and a great movie poster.
        Wired
        9
        I would have thought it a funny story if I hadn't known her.'
        Travels With My Aunt
        10
        That is a funny story, but there is a deep truth to it.
        Jamaica Observer
        11
        Figuring to lighten the mood, I decided to tell Rosebud a funny story.
        Biggie and the devil diet
        12
        And after awhile, Annie told a funny story about their father.
        The house on hope street
        13
        For the record, there's a funny story behind why Ruttiman crashed.
        News.com.au
        14
        Okay, this cartoon has a little funny story in a way.
        The new yorker
        15
        By the way, I heard a funny story about you yesterday.
        The Rocks of Valpré
        16
        I smiled and moved my hands as if telling her a funny story.
        NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
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        Translations for funny story
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        Funny story across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common