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fun and games

noun Informal.

frivolously diverting activity.

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Origin:
1915–20

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fun and games definition

n.
nonsense; a waste of time. : I've had enough fun and games. Let's get on with the business.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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fun and games

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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