funny bone
See also: funnybone
English edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “often said to be a pun on humorous/humerus, but other sources deny this”)
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʌn.i boʊn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʌn.i bəʊn/
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Noun edit
funny bone (plural funny bones)
- (idiomatic) The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]
- Ouch, I just hit my funny bone.
- (figuratively) One's sense of humor.
- His wisecracks always tickle my funny bone.
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Translations edit
nerve
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sense of humor
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