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like fun

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  1. Not really, certainly not. For example, She said she'd been skiing for years—like fun she had! or Do I want to eat raw oysters—like fun I do. This expression originated in the early 1800s with a quite different meaning, “energetically” or “vigorously,” a sense now obsolete. Its present sense dates from the 1900s. Also see for fun.


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"Maybe some people see that working a lot of hours and not spending money doesn't look like fun - but the feeling behind it gives me respect for myself, and that makes me happy."

From BBC May 17, 2026

The message of the story was much more embedded, and it felt escapist and it felt like fun.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2023

Looked like fun, as far as these things go.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2023

The event may sound like fun and games — the animals are clomping crowd-pleasers — but there are also stakes: Ellissia’s family insists a top prize will put their ranch “on the map.”

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2023

It tasted like summer, like fun, like innocence in the Rio Grande; so I swallowed, and the purity of it was divine.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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