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fun(1) (iou)



fun noun & adjective. L17.
[from the verb.]
A. noun.
A trick, a cheat, a hoax. obsolete exc. dial. L17.
Amusement, light-hearted pleasure; jocularity, drollery. Also, something which provides this, a source of amusement. E18.
M. Shearman Most footballers play for the fun and the fun alone. W. Feather Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle-age. J. Wain You've had your fun, and now I'm going to have a baby. Listener The clothes were..fun to wear.
Phrases: figure of fun: see FIGURE noun. for fun, for the fun of it for amusement or excitement. fun and games colloq. exciting or amusing goings-on; esp. flirtation, carrying-on. in fun as a joke; not seriously. like fun (now rare) vigorously, quickly, much; iron. not at all. make fun of, poke fun at tease, ridicule.
Comb.: funfair (a part of) a fair devoted to amusements and sideshows; funfest (N. Amer.) a gathering for the purposes of amusement; fun fur an artificial fabric with a texture resembling fur, typically in bright colours; fun run an organized, largely uncompetitive, long-distance run involving mass participation of occasional (often sponsored) runners.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Amusing, entertaining, enjoyable, exciting; not serious. M19.
Sunday Express You can't rustle up enough fun people for a small party. G. Priestland Why don't you go to a fun place? Covent Garden! The Barbican! Limehouse!