Turning forty is a milestone worth celebrating with laughter! Whether you’re crafting a cheeky card, updating your social feed, or toasting a friend at a party, these witty quips will banish any birthday blues. From playful jabs at aging to self-deprecating zingers, you’ll find the perfect line to spark giggles and create unforgettable memories.
Dive into these quotes tailored for him, her, yourself, and every short-attention-span jokester—plus themed lists for husbands, brothers, and Instagram–ready posts. Get ready to embrace the big 4-0 with humor and style!
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes
- 😂 Bottoms up! You’re now aged to perfection 🥃
- 🎉 Welcome to your new decade of questionable decisions
- 🥳 At least you’re not a teen again—enjoy the back pain!
- 🎂 Forty and fabulous… emphasis on the forty
- 🤣 Wrinkles just tell the story of all your laughs
- 🛌 Happy 40th—nap time has never looked so good
- 🧓 You’re not old, you’re retro
- 🍷 Wine improves with age, so do you!
- 🚶♂️ Forty is the new … well, forty
- 🎈 Congrats, you’ve unlocked Level 40 in life’s video game
- 📞 If you need me, I’ll be Googling “anti–aging”
- 🏖️ Welcome to the decade of early bird specials
- 💡 You’re now wise enough to know better
- 🤷♀️ Hanging around your twenties? Totally overrated
- 🕺 Keep calm and forty on
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Him
- 😂 Dude, you’re now vintage—collectible but slightly rusty
- 🎉 Happy 40th! Time to upgrade your dad jokes
- 🥳 Level 40 unlocked—boss fight: retirement paperwork
- 🍻 Forty never looked so good—cheers, buddy!
- 🤣 Soon your warranty expires—use it wisely
- 🚗 Forty is the only time mileage really matters
- 🎂 Cake, beers, and an existential crisis—party essentials
- 🏋️♂️ At 40, every workout feels like a negotiation
- 🧔 Gray hairs are manly highlights
- 🌅 Welcome to sunrise yoga—aka early bird snooze
- 🎈 Forty isn’t old if you’re a tree
- 📺 Your binge-watching career peaks now
- 🧠 Memory’s fine—you just have selective recall
- ⚙️ Forty: fully loaded with experience, extra maintenance required
- 🎁 Gift idea: something to hide all the other gifts
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Her

- 😂 Welcome to 40—still hotter than your coffee
- 🎉 You’re not over the hill, you’re on top of it
- 🥳 Forty and thriving—pant sizes may vary
- 💅 Gray hairs are nature’s glitter
- 🍰 Calories don’t count on birthdays—repeat as needed
- 🛍️ Celebrating four decades of fabulous retail therapy
- 🎂 Wrinkles are just laugh lines, darling
- 🥂 Forty looks good on you—cheers!
- 💃 At 40, dance floors fear you
- 🌟 You’re vintage, classy, and still full of sass
- 📸 Strike a pose—you’ve got forty years of practice
- 🕶️ Life begins at 40—where’s the party?
- 📚 Forty chapters down, and the best is yet to come
- 🌸 Blooming at every age
- 🥰 You’re officially experienced—in everything!
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Myself
- 😂 Hello, 40—Nice to finally meet you
- 🎉 Officially old enough to know better
- 🎂 I’m not aging, I’m marinating
- 🥳 Feeling fortylicious today
- 🚀 Forty: the launch of my second wind
- 📈 The only thing going up is my birthday cake count
- 🤔 Who knew 40 could feel this good
- 💤 Napping: my new favorite hobby
- 💁♀️ Aging gracefully? More like aging fabulously
- 🛒 Add “midlife crisis” to cart
- 🌺 Forty and flourishing—watch out, world
- 🏆 Certified over-the-hill champion
- 🎁 Spoiler: I’m unwrapping wisdom today
- 🍾 Popping champagne to mark Level 4-0
- 😎 Forty shades of awesome
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for My Husband
- 😂 Happy 40th to my favorite antique
- 🎉 Husband: 40 years young, still my #1
- 🥳 Congrats on leveling up in hubby status
- 🍻 Beer tastes better at 40, right?
- 🛠️ Still hot, just needs a tune-up
- 🎂 Worth celebrating—40 years of us
- 💖 Vintage husband: priceless and irreplaceable
- 🏆 Best milestone yet: your marriage to me
- 📺 Forty years of watching you nap—priceless
- 🕴️ Here’s to my forever young-at-heart
- 🤷♀️ Aging gracefully? You’re doing great, babe
- 🎈 Hubby, let’s party like we’re 20 again
- 💝 Thanks for making 40 look good
- 🌟 Forty: new level of husband awesomeness
- 🍷 Wine and dine: because you deserve it
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for My Brother
- 😂 Bro, you’re officially a classic
- 🎉 Forty years of sibling shenanigans
- 🥳 Level 40: unlocking new pranks
- 🍕 Still living like we’re 20—sort of
- 🚴♂️ Forty: great excuse for slower races
- 🎂 Cake’s on me—just don’t eat it all
- 📺 Dad jokes: brother edition unlocked
- 🏆 Congrats on surviving my childhood
- 💪 Strong, smart, and slightly creaky
- 🎈 Party like your little sister is watching
- 🤣 Wrinkles? You earned them, bro
- 🎁 Gift: more gray hairs for you
- 🚀 Forty’s just the start of your adventure
- 🌟 Best brother ever—proof by experience
- 🍻 Cheers to my partner in crime
Short Funny 40th Birthday Quotes
- 😂 Forty: chewing me out of my twenties
- 🎉 Level 40 unlocked!
- 🥳 Still hot—just more seasoned
- 🎂 Forty and thriving
- 🤣 Wrinkles = wisdom
- 🍷 Aged to perfection
- 🎈 Old? No, seasoned!
- 💁♀️ Keep calm, I’m 40
- 🕺 Fortylicious!
- 🍻 Cheers to 40
- 😎 Feeling fab at 40
- 🏆 Golden at 40
- ❗️Warning: 40-year-old ahead
- 🚀 Midlife launching
- 💡 Forty is fine
Short Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Him
- 😂 Dude, you’re 40—deal with it
- 🎉 Level 4-0!
- 🍻 Forty and fearless
- 🎂 Vintage dude
- 🤣 Old? Nah
- 🥳 Fortylicious, bro
- 🚀 Midlife, activate!
- 🏆 Champion at 40
- 😎 Still got it
- 🕺 Dance like 40
- ⚙️ Extra maintenance needed
- 🍷 Sip happens
- 🎈 Raise your age
- 💪 Forty flex
- 🎁 Gift yourself
Short Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Her
- 😂 Forty and fabulous
- 🎉 Hotter than ever
- 💅 Vintage queen
- 🎂 Sweet at 40
- 🤣 Wrinkle warrior
- 🥳 Sixty’s jealous
- 🎈 Rebel at 40
- 🌸 Blooming now
- 🕶️ Cool at 40
- 🍷 Sip sip hooray
- 🏆 Fierce at 40
- 💁♀️ Age before beauty
- ⚡️ Powered by 40
- 🌟 Star at 40
- 🛍️ Shop ‘til 60
Short Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Myself

- 😂 Hello, midlife!
- 🎉 Level 40 achieved
- 🥳 Aging like wine
- 🎂 I’m worth it
- 🤣 Forty, who knew?
- 🕺 Still dancing
- 🍷 Cheers to me
- 🏆 Trophy earned
- 💁♀️ Fabulous at 40
- 🌟 Shine on
- 🚀 Second wind
- 💤 Nap champion
- 🎈 Solo party
- 😎 Own it
- 🌺 Blossoming
Funny 40th Birthday Quotes for Instagram
- 😂 Turning 40 never looked so good #FortyAndFabulous
- 🎉 40 and thriving #OverTheHill
- 🥳 Officially 40, unofficially still 21 #ForeverYoung
- 🎂 Wrinkles and all #BirthdayGlowUp
- 🍷 Aged to perfection #Vintage40
- 🕺 Dance like nobody’s watching #FortyMoves
- 🌟 Forty: new level unlocked #AchievementUnlocked
- 🏖️ Beachin’ at 40 #StillSunny
- 📸 Fifty shades of gray hair #GrayGoals
- 💅 Fortylicious and thriving #SlayAt40
- 🚀 Launching my 40s #MidlifeMission
- 🎈 Balloons and back pain #WorthIt
- 📖 Chapter 40 begins #NewStory
- 🌸 Flourishing at 40 #BloomBabyBloom
- 💖 Self-love at 40 #LoveYour Age