fun fair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fun fair
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The first animals at Battersea Park Children's Zoo lived in a fun fair.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
In an evocative, genderless collection photographed in the fading light of day at a waterfront fun fair, Mr. Van Noten offered his refined version of the same idea.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Soldiers at a Pyongyang fun fair in 2010.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2013
We went on the wheel at Battersea fun fair, and we had lots of dinners together.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2011
Finally two African women in flowing, colourful robes came out, laughing like they’d just been at the fun fair.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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