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tickle someone's funny bone en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To amuse someone.
    • ANNOUNCER (on TV): “If you're a Parrothead, try Jimmy Buffet's Key West Saloon, located downstairs in the lobby. From World-renown chef Gordon Fukayami come Roppongi, a bistro house with a South Asian flair. And if you're looking to get your funny bone tickled, don't miss Rita Rudner's hilarious live stand-up show.” 2013 October 6, Matt McKenna, “Poltergasm” (4:21 from the start), in American Dad!, season 10, episode 2, spoken by Announcer:
    • I thought this comic book might be just the sort of thing that would tickle your funny bone.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tickles someone's funny bone Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tickling someone's funny bone Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tickled someone's funny bone Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tickled someone's funny bone Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (3)

pl zabawiać (to amuse) · pl zabawić (to amuse) · fi kutittaa jonkun nauruhermoja (to amuse)