Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2022-07-21 05:07

Meaning of Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?

Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? British spoken language informal slang

Someone has described something as funny, and you want to ask whether it is strange (peculiar) or amusing (ha-ha)

"The story about him is so funny." "Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?"

"You are such a funny guy, Peter" "What do you mean? Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?"

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Origin of Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?

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This phrase was recorded firstly in Raising the Standards of College Recreation, by Winifred J. Robinson (Women’s College of Delaware – Newark, Delaware), published by the sisterhood of Alpha Phi in The Alpha Phi Quarterly (Menasha, Wisconsin), June 1916: