see you in the funny papers
/ˈsiː‿ju ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpəz/
"see-you-in-the-funny-papers" is a 22-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“see you in the funny papers” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Goodbye; see you later.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | see you in the funny papers |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈsiː‿ju ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpəz/ |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “see you in the funny papers” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for see you in the funny papers is 27 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsiː‿ju ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpəz/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Goodbye; see you later.".
No misspelling variants are generated for see you in the funny papers in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably a humorous elaboration of see you or see you later (“a phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker”). The funny papers are the pages of a newspaper containing comic strips; … The correct English form is see you in the funny papers, spelled S-E-E- -Y-O-U- -I-N- -T-H-E- -F-U-N-N-Y- -P-A-P-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Goodbye; see you later.
Etymology
Probably a humorous elaboration of see you or see you later (“a phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker”). The funny papers are the pages of a newspaper containing comic strips; the implication appears to be that the person addressed will do something ludicrous which will end up featured in a comic strip.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “see you in the funny papers”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-E- -Y-O-U- -I-N- -T-H-E- -F-U-N-N-Y- -P-A-P-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsiː‿ju ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpəz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.