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

Reid, who was running a business selling corporate merchandise, began writing for fun around 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Scoring goals for fun, best centre-forward in the land," are the words that make up City fans' song about her, often chanted in adoration of their number nine.

From BBC

And, via workshops, to explore it as creators, whether just for fun, freeing an idea dying to get out, "harnessing their own narrative", or getting their work under the noses of others.

From BBC

Jonesy’s life has become a series of tournaments and traveling for games and talk about being ranked nationally as one of the best seventh graders, etc. etc. etc.—which is great and all, but she insists she just likes playing for fun.

From Literature

“I…I just don’t know if I can do it. He thinks I can get ranked nationally. He spends all of his free time thinking about it and talking about it. It makes me sick to tell him that I really just want to play for fun. I feel like he’ll get upset or mad or—ugh—heartbroken. I don’t think I can stand to see the disappointment in his face. It might break my heart.”

From Literature