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Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: funny bone

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funny bone
30 May 2011, 5:11 am

defdate (source: Etymonline) & wording tweak

← Older revision Revision as of 04:11, 30 May 2011
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# Technically, the [[ulnar]] [[nerve]], referred as such because a hit to the [[elbow]] causes a [[tingly]] sensation.
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# {{idiomatic}} Technically, the [[ulnar]] [[nerve]] in the [[elbow]], which, when hit, causes a [[tingly]] sensation. {{defdate|from the 19th c.}}
#:''Ouch, I just hit my '''funny bone'''.''
#:''Ouch, I just hit my '''funny bone'''.''
# {{figuratively}} One's sense of [[humor]].
# {{figuratively}} One's sense of [[humor]].

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