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toon

toon

5 4.6
A drawn character in a cartoon or show that is often funny
  • noun
  • /tuːn/
  • Informal
: personaje animado
  • And the toons fought back.

Examples

How Funny

jester
21 7.4
to clown
  • Informal
24 3.0
toon
  • Informal
5 4.6
funnyman
5 3.7

Surface Forms

toon singular
toons plural

Etymology

The word toon is a short form of cartoon, which used to mean a picture or drawing, so a toon is a funny animated character that is a drawing given life and movement.