c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
funny wagon | an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital |
funny bone crazy bone | a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface, a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone, the funny bone is not humerus |
old wives' tale | a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth |
adventure story heroic tale | a story of an adventure |
fib story tale tarradiddle taradiddle | a trivial lie, he told a fib about eating his spinach, how can I stop my child from telling stories? |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
funny story good story funny remark funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
narrative narration story tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events, presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program, his narrative was interesting, Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children |
tall tale | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story |
folktale folk tale | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story | a story about fairies, told to amuse children |
curious funny odd peculiar queer rum rummy singular | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected, a curious hybrid accent, her speech has a funny twang, they have some funny ideas about war, had an odd name, the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves, something definitely queer about this town, what a rum fellow, singular behavior |
amusing comic comical funny laughable mirthful risible | arousing or provoking laughter, an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls, an amusing fellow, a comic hat, a comical look of surprise, funny stories that made everybody laugh, a very funny writer, it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much, a mirthful experience, risible courtroom antics |
fishy funny shady suspect suspicious | not as expected, there was something fishy about the accident, up to some funny business, some definitely queer goings-on, a shady deal, her motives were suspect, suspicious behavior |
funny | experiencing odd bodily sensations, told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest |