Question of the Day #943

How studying what tickles our funny bone can help explain who we are.

From the lede of this article at Vox.

  上記の文で、funny boneの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "funny bone" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔肘の外側の〕尺骨突起部
2. ユーモアの［を解する］センス

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus
2. a sense of humor

   

Examples

• Tickle her funny bone and watch her laugh with delight. — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2023
• Ready to tune up your kids’ funny bone? — Heather Greenwood Davis, Family, 22 Dec. 2020
• This tickles my funny bone. — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 29 Sep. 2022
• He landed on the funny-bone of a boy struggling with Marty for the ball. ROUGH-HEWN|DOROTHY CANFIELD
• Her powerfully subtle acting can tickle the funny bone or pierce the heart with equally uncanny skill.

   

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