the funnies
noun /ðə ˈfʌniz/
/ðə ˈfʌniz/
(also the funny papers
[plural] (North American English, informal) /ðə ˈfʌni peɪpəz/
/ðə ˈfʌni peɪpərz/
, the funny pages /ðə ˈfʌni peɪdʒɪz/
/ðə ˈfʌni peɪdʒɪz/
, the comics /ðə ˈkɒmɪks/
/ðə ˈkɑːmɪks/
)- the part of a newspaper where there are several comic strips (= series of drawings that tell a funny story)
（报章的）滑稽连环漫画，漫画版 CultureUS Sunday newspapers print colour sections with longer comic strips. Most are funny, like Peanuts, but some tell adventure or crime stories, like Dick Tracy. The funnies have been a US tradition since the early 20th century.