fun

[fuhn]

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noun

something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.

verb (used with or without object), funned, fun·ning,

Informal. joke; kid.

adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.

Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.

Idioms

for/in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun.
like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride: The youngsters made fun of their teacher.

Origin of fun

1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond¹

Synonyms

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1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.

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Examples from the Web for fun

Contemporary Examples

It may be fun and it may get them paid, until oversaturation ruins our sense for irony and destroys the market for it.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie
Arthur Chu
January 9, 2015
But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game
Michael Tomasky
January 2, 2015
But the fun starts when conservatives stop playing defense and go on offense.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game
Michael Tomasky
January 2, 2015
It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year
Kevin Fallon
December 31, 2014
In both of these latter cases, their eyes show more focus than fun, like tonight is a job.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots
Emily Shire
December 26, 2014

Historical Examples

So while you were having your fun there I was having mine here, and I had it good and plenty.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Anyway, he said, Jim had already sure-enough drowned as fur as there was any fun in it.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
The fun and the excitement of the game are more than the game.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
There's more where it came from, and no end of fun going after it.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
And that's why I'm outlastin' a lot of the boys and still gettin' my fun out of the game.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for fun

fun

noun

a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc
pleasure, gaiety, or merriment
jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun)
fun and games facetious, ironic amusement; frivolous activity
like fun informal
1. (adverb)quickly; vigorously
2. (interjection)not at all! certainly not!
make fun of or poke fun at to ridicule or deride
(modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etca fun sport

verb funs, funning or funned

(intr) informal to act in a joking or sporting manner

Word Origin

C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for fun

n.

"diversion, amusement," 1727, earlier "a cheat, trick" (c.1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Middle English fonnen "befool" (c.1400; see fond).

Stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older sense is preserved in phrase to make fun of (1737) and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this may be more for the sake of the rhyme). See also funny.

Idioms and Phrases with fun

fun

In addition to the idiom beginning with fun

fun and games
funny bone
funny business
funny money

also see:

for fun
like fun
make fun of
more fun than a barrel of monkeys

Also see underfunny.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for fun

Contemporary Examples

It may be fun and it may get them paid, until oversaturation ruins our sense for irony and destroys the market for it.

But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.

But the fun starts when conservatives stop playing defense and go on offense.

It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.

In both of these latter cases, their eyes show more focus than fun, like tonight is a job.

Historical Examples

So while you were having your fun there I was having mine here, and I had it good and plenty.

Anyway, he said, Jim had already sure-enough drowned as fur as there was any fun in it.

The fun and the excitement of the game are more than the game.

There's more where it came from, and no end of fun going after it.

And that's why I'm outlastin' a lot of the boys and still gettin' my fun out of the game.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for fun

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Idioms and Phrases with fun

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Origin of fun