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fun

[fuhn] noun, verb, funned, fun⋅ning, adjective
–noun
1. something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
2. enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
3. Informal. joke; kid.
–adjective
4. Informal. of or pertaining to fun, esp. to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person.
5. Informal. whimsical: flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
6. for or in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun.
7. like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
8. make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride: The youngsters made fun of their teacher.

Origin:
1675–85; dial. var. of obs. fon to befool. See fond 1


1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.
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fun   (fŭn)   
n.  
  1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure.

  2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the beach.

  3. Playful, often noisy, activity.

intr.v.   funned, fun·ning, funs Informal
To behave playfully; joke.
adj.   Informal
Enjoyable; amusing: "You're a real fun guy" (Margaret Truman).

[Possibly from fon, to make a fool of, from Middle English fonnen, to fool, possibly from fonne, fool.]
Usage Note: The use of fun as an attributive adjective, as in a fun time, a fun place, probably originated in a playful reanalysis of the use of the word in sentences such as It is fun to ski, where fun has the syntactic function of adjectives such as amusing or enjoyable. The usage became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, though there is some evidence to suggest that it has 19th-century antecedents, but it can still raise eyebrows among traditionalists. The day may come when this usage is entirely unremarkable, but writers may want to avoid it in more formal contexts.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Idioms & Phrases

for fun

  1. Also, in fun. As a joke, not seriously. For example, For fun the children told the teacher it was a holiday, or Their teasing was just in fun. [Mid-1800s]

  2. for the fun of it; . For pleasure or excitement. For example, He played basketball for the fun of it, or They drove around for hours, just for kicks. Also see for the hell of it.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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