for fun

Idioms  

1. Also, in fun . As a joke, not seriously. For example, For fun the children told the teacher it was a holiday , or Their teasing was just in fun . [Mid-1800s]

2. for the fun of it ; for kicks . For pleasure or excitement. For example, He played basketball for the fun of it , or They drove around for hours, just for kicks . Also see for the hell of it .

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Example Sentences

If we linger here with a pen and paper — just for fun — and begin to take these soups apart, something interesting happens.

From Salon

He will open for India and doubtless hit sixes for fun.

From BBC

Mom had asked Bat what kinds of food Israel liked and what he liked to do for fun, but Bat didn’t have any answers.

From Literature

Peter Steinberger, an Austrian coder who had been offline for years after selling his last startup in 2021, created what is now OpenClaw as a weekend open-source project late last year, when he was “just playing with AI and building little things for fun,” he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Good to see you, come on in,” the social worker said with a smile, as if this were a visit for fun instead of a court-mandated appointment.

From Literature