fun and games

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. frivolously diverting activity.

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fun and games Idioms  

1. Activity for pure pleasure or diversion. For example, This job isn't all fun and games, you know, or We're just out for fun and games tonight. [Early 1900s]

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Etymology

Origin of fun and games

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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fun and games

While it’s mostly fun and games, schools face a balancing act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

There’s an old adage regarding dangerous behavior: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

It was all fun and games last week for the De La Rosa family when brothers R.J. and Uriel suited up for El Camino Real and Cleveland, respectively, and sat in opposite dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025

Untrammeled dishonesty is all fun and games until it comes for you.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2024

I should feel triumphant, maybe even join the fun and games happening all around us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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