Funny
Gay
Gay adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.
Usage example: had a gay old time at the party
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It really stops being funny after the highly publicized rash of suicides and murders from bullying, especially anti-gay bullying.
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The friend's reasoning for not telling anyone was that he wanted to be known as the funny friend, not the gay friend.
Source: Straight Gay - The word "gay" is used repeatedly as a euphemism between the characters for "overly hedonistic or sinful"... and the way they treat it as a euphemism just makes it more unintentionally funny.
Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Theatre
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Gay and Funny. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/funny/gay
Funny & Gay. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/funny/gay>.
Gay or Funny. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/funny/gay.
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