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Funny, playful and humorous

funny

adjective

someone or something that is funny makes you laugh

humorous

adjective

funny

playful

adjective

intended to be funny or friendly rather than serious

amusing

adjective

funny or entertaining

comic

adjective

funny

hilarious

adjective

extremely funny

comical

adjective

something that is comical makes you laugh because it is so strange or silly

hysterical

adjective

extremely funny

priceless

adjective

extremely funny

wry

adjective

funny and clever

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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