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fun

[ fuhn ]

/ fʌn /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR fun

1, 2 merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.

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Idioms about fun

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

First recorded in 1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon “to befool”; see fond¹

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British Dictionary definitions for fun

fun

/ (fʌn) /

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

(adverb) quickly; vigorously
(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 for fun

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

Other 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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