fun and games

noun Informal.
frivolously diverting activity.

Origin:
1915–20

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fun and games definition


  1. 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 is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
It's yet another reminder that investing isn't always fun and games.
Making and selling toys isn't exactly fun and games.
There are fun and games galore to be had with this idea.
When things are tough, cut out the garbage and the fun and games junk.
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