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noun
1.
something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
2.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.
4.
Informal. of or pertaining to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
5.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
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Make fun of
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| 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. |
6.
for/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.
Synonyms
1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.
1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.
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fun (fʌn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc |
| 2. | pleasure, gaiety, or merriment |
| 3. | jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun) |
| 4. | facetious, ironic fun and games amusement; frivolous activity |
| 5. | informal like fun |
| a. (adverb) quickly; vigorously | |
| b. (interjection) not at all! certainly not! | |
| 6. | make fun of, poke fun at to ridicule or deride |
| 7. | (modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc: a fun sport |
| —vb , funs, funning, funned | |
| 8. | informal (intr) to act in a joking or sporting manner |
| [C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see | |
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Word Origin & History
fun
1680s, v., "to cheat, hoax," probably a variant of M.E. fon "befool" (c.1400), later "trick, hoax, practical joke," of uncertain origin. Stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older sense is preserved in phrase to make fun of and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this may be more for
the sake of the rhyme); sense of "amusement" is 1727. See also funny.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
make fun of
Also, poke fun at; make sport of. Mock, ridicule, as in The girls made fun of Mary's shoes, or They poked fun at Willie's haircut, or I wish you wouldn't make sport of the new boy. The first term dates from the early 1700s, the second from the mid-1800s, and the third from the early 1500s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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