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funny bone

funny bone noun
plural funny bones
funny bone
noun
plural funny bones
Learner's definition of FUNNY BONE
[count]
: a place at the back of your elbow where you feel a painful tingling sensation when it is hit(肘部的)麻筋,尺骨端
called also (US) crazy bone
◊ Something that tickles your funny bone is amusing to you.逗人发笑

funny bone

noun

1
: the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus
2
: a sense of humor

Example Sentences

I hit my funny bone on the edge of the table.
Recent Examples on the Web During a 1972 appearance on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Jackson showed off his funny bone. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 Nothing tickles the funny bone, or works the mind, quite like a good riddle. Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 What tickles the funny bone or bruises the heart is subjective; so, too, is what chills the spine. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 June 2022 If dad has an envelope-pushing sense of humor, tickle his funny bone with a collection of cartoons rejected by The New Yorker — because they were judged too dumb, too weird, or too dirty. Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 12 June 2022 The director located and utilized the funny bone of Terminator actor Schwarzenegger with 1988's Twins, 1990's Kindergarten Cop, and 1994's Junior while also crafting one of the all-time great political comedies with 1993's Dave. Clark Collis, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2022 Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads aimed for the funny bone, with few somber or serious ads in the mix. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2022 Budweiser is back, and while other brands may appeal to your funny bone, or your appetite, or your willingness to comprehend cryptocurrency, the beer giant is very earnestly taking on a far more somber and colossal task. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022 Bud Light commercials are known for their nod-and-wink humor, and this year’s crop are expected to aim for the funny bone. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from the tingling felt when it is struck

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of funny bone was in 1826

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