peculiar

Related to peculiar: Peculiar galaxy

funny-peculiar

Strange, as opposed to humorous (the most common meaning of "funny"). That play sure is funny. Funny-peculiar, I mean—I don't know that I could sit through it again.

funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha

A phrase used when the speaker is trying to determine if someone else used the word "funny" to mean "strange" or "humorous." A: "That play sure is funny." B: "Do you mean funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha?"
See also: funny
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

funny peculiar

odd; eccentric. (As opposed to funny ha-ha.) I didn't mean that Mrs. Peters is funny ha-ha. She's weird—funny peculiar in fact. His face is sort of funnyfunny peculiar, that is.
See also: funny, peculiar
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • funny peculiar
  • funny-peculiar
  • funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha
  • funny ha-ha
  • haha
  • the funny thing is
  • be a laugh a minute
  • a laugh a minute
  • laugh a minute
  • too funny for words
References in classic literature
Hence it would appear probable, that the same causes which here make the immigrants of some peculiar species smaller, make most of the peculiar Galapageian species also smaller, as well as very generally more dusky coloured.
Bell, who well foresaw, from its short, broad head, and strong claws of equal length, that its habits of life would turn out very peculiar, and different from those of its nearest ally, the Iguana.
* Hermit, too, he has his peculiar phrases of compotation, the
Having thus replied, to the best of my power, to the first class of your objections, or at least having shown my resolution to overleap the barriers which your prudence has raised, I will be brief in noticing that which is more peculiar to myself.
The passions, the sources from which these must spring in all their modifications, are generally the same in all ranks and conditions, all countries and ages; and it follows, as a matter of course, that the opinions, habits of thinking, and actions, however influenced by the peculiar state of society, must still, upon the whole, bear a strong resemblance to each other.
To take an illustration from a sister art, the antiquarian details may be said to represent the peculiar features of a landscape under delineation of the pencil.
Corinne O'Donnell, who runs The Olde Peculiar free house in Handsacre near Lichfield, will walk the 51km route over five days later this month with friends and pub regulars.
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In "Fantastic Features of Peculiar Creatures" by artist and children's book author Amy Solaro, children will learn that vampire bats love to share and proboscis monkeys have beautiful hair!
Summary: Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): In a peculiar but life-threatening act, a man from Telangana climbed an electric pole after the police brought him to Hyderabad's Bachupally area to investigate him pertaining to a case of a missing woman, said Jagdeesh, Circle Inspector, Bachupally on Sunday.
Cincinnati, OH, March 14, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Micaiah Yhisraels' latest and fourth self-published book, "The Gift of Being Peculiar" - illustrated by Dariea Shorter - is a creatively imaginative and powerfully innovative resource to empower children and help them embrace the gift of being different through affirming words and invigorating illustrations.
BY NEWSBOY PECULIAR GENIUS should relish going back up in distance in the O'Driscoll O'Neil Handicap Chase (3.10) at Naas today.
figure By OTIENO OTIENO Michael Joseph, the former Safaricom CEO, once blamed Kenyans' peculiar calling habits for the telecoms operator's then regular technical hitches.The reference to Kenyans was, of course, too broad given the fact that Safaricom's calling rates were hardly affordable for a large majority of the population a few years ago.
Dad-of-one Andrew Brennan's behaviour was "bizarre and peculiar", Hamilton Sheriff Court was told.
The NSC performs functions that are not peculiar to it, a sufficiently closed department, which is now engaged in the investigation of torture.