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词组 funny bone
释义 funny bone
noun
the extremity of the humerus, specifically that part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes; a notional part of the body that is stimulated by comedy UK, 1840
A pun on “humerus” and “humorous”, stressing the funny-peculiar sensation that is felt when the nerve is struck.
  • With each joke an area of the volunteer’s pre-frontal cortex lit up, revealing the brain’s “funny bone”, so to speak. — The Guardian, 4 October 2002
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