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funny as a barrel of monkeys

funny as a barrel of monkeys phrase: very funny.

Phrase

funny as a barrel of monkeys

  1. (simile) Very funny.

Questions about funny as a barrel of monkeys

What does funny as a barrel of monkeys mean?
Funny as a barrel of monkeys means very funny.
What part of speech is funny as a barrel of monkeys?
Funny as a barrel of monkeys is a phrase.

Words near funny as a barrel of monkeys in the dictionary

  1. funnisome
  2. funny
  3. funny accounting
  4. funny animal
  5. funny animals
  6. funny as a barrel of monkeys
  7. funny as a dose of the clap
  8. funny bone
  9. funny bones
  10. funny book
  11. funny books

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