Funny vs. Lame
Difference Between Funny and Lame
Funnyadjective
Amusing; humorous; comical.
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.Lameadjective
Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
Funnyadjective
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.Lameadjective
Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.
a lame leg, arm or muscleFunnyadjective
Showing unexpected resentment.
Lameadjective
(by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
Funnynoun
(humorous) A joke.
Lameadjective
(slang) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.Funnynoun
(humorous) A comic strip.
Lameadjective
(slang) Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.
He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.Funnynoun
(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Lameverb
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
Funnyadverb
(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Lamenoun
A stupid or undesirable person.
Funnyadjective
arousing or provoking laughter;
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfallsan amusing fellowa comic hata comical look of surprisefunny stories that made everybody laugha very funny writerit would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so mucha mirthful experiencerisible courtroom anticsLamenoun
A lamina.
Funnyadjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
a curious hybrid accenther speech has a funny twangthey have some funny ideas about warhad an odd namethe peculiar aromatic odor of clovessomething definitely queer about this townwhat a rum fellowsingular behaviorLamenoun
(in the plural) A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
Funnyadjective
not as expected;
there was something fishy about the accidentup to some funny businesssome definitely queer goings-ona shady dealher motives were suspectsuspicious behaviorLamenoun
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Funnyadjective
experiencing odd bodily sensations;
told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chestLamenoun
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal;
she wore a gold lame dressFunnyadverb
in a strange manner;
a queerly inscribed sheet of paperhe acted kind of funnyLameverb
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg;
The accident has crippled her for lifeFunnyadverb
in a comical manner;
she acted comicallyLameadjective
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness;
a feeble excusea lame argumentLameadjective
(of horses) disabled in the feet or legs
Lameadjective
disabled in the feet or legs;
a crippled soldiera game leg
