Phrase guide

see you in the funny papers

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsiː‿ju ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpəz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈsi‿jə ɪn‿ðə ˌfʌni ˈpeɪpɚz/

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intj

Meaning 1

Goodbye; see you later.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dated, humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: see you in the funny pages

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.