"funnies" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-funnies.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} funnies
  1. plural of funny Tags: form-of, plural Form of: funny
    Sense id: en-funnies-en-noun-nkQnZ9J2

Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} funnies pl (plural only)
  1. (comics) The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Comics Synonyms: comics, funny papers, funny pages
    Sense id: en-funnies-en-noun-5g9mSe7J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 70 Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

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