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funny business

funny business noun: unethical behaviour.

Noun

funny business (uncountable)

  1. Unethical behaviour.
  2. (slang) Sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.
    • ‘I’ll be square with you. No funny business.’1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 15
    • '[…] I tipped her double to pretend we were dating on a regular basis, and to act as if she was crazy about me. Only in public,' Rimmer waved his hand, as if to ward off evil thoughts, 'there was no funny business. Oh, how I longed for the funny business! But that wasn't the deal. It was all above...1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

Questions about funny business

What does funny business mean?
Funny business means unethical behaviour.
What part of speech is funny business?
Funny business is a noun.

Words near funny business in the dictionary

  1. funny books
  2. funny boy
  3. funny boys
  4. funny brownie
  5. funny brownies
  6. funny business
  7. funny car
  8. funny cars
  9. funny current
  10. funny currents
  11. funny farm

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