funny bone

[funny bone] {n.}

1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit.

* /He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair./

2. or {informal} [crazy bone] Sense of humor; understanding jokes.

* /Her way of telling the story tickled his funny bone./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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