funny vs stern

funny

adj
  • Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. 

  • Amusing; humorous; comical. 

  • homosexual; gay 

  • Showing unexpected resentment. 

adv
  • In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality 

  • In an unusual manner; strangely. 

noun
  • A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water. 

  • A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling. 

  • A joke. 

  • A comic strip. 

stern

adj
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance. 

  • Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. 

verb
  • To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water. 

noun
  • A bird, the black tern. 

  • The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog. 

  • The hinder part of anything. 

  • The post of management or direction. 

  • The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. 

How often have the words funny and stern occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )