the part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes by the internal condyle of the humerus, which when struck causes a peculiar, tingling sensation in the arm and hand; crazy bone.
2.
a sense of humor.
Origin
1830-40
Examples from the web for funny bone
Three new books try to tickle academe's funny bone, with varying degrees of success.
It's right next to the funny bone, but it doesn't protrude quite as much.
So open your ears and activate your funny bone with this hilarious, practical, and playfully illustrated reference.
Some videos tugged at the heartstrings, others tickled the funny bone, but all conveyed an important message about service.
Joining is optional but your good sportsmanship and funny bone are required.
Poems guaranteed to tickle the funny bone and make poetry-haters into poetry-lovers.
British Dictionary definitions for funny bone
funny bone
noun
1.
the area near the elbow where the ulnar nerve is close to the surface of the skin: when it is struck, a sharp tingling sensation is experienced along the forearm and hand Also called (US) crazy bone
funny bone in Medicine
funny bone fun·ny bone (fŭn'ē) n. A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve runs close to the surface and produces a tingling sensation if knocked against bone.
Idioms and Phrases with funny bone
funny bone
.
A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve runs close to the surface and produces a sharp tingling sensation when knocked against the bone. For example, Ouch! I just banged my funny bone. The expression is a pun on humerus (pronounced the same as humorous), the Latin name for the long bone of the arm. [ Early 1800s ]
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A sense of humor, as in That comedian really tickles my funny bone. This expression is derived from def. 1.