for fun

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Definitions of for fun words

noun for fun something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun. 1
noun for fun enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun. 1
adjective for fun Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game. 1
adjective for fun Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side. 1
idioms for fun for / in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun. 1
idioms for fun like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did! 1

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

1675-85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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for the hell of it — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.