GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fun (fŭn), n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. “Oddity, frolic, and fun.” Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
To make fun of, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule. -- in fun, jokingly; not seriously; for amusement. -- like fun, definitely not; -- used adverbially, mostly to contradict a prior assertion; A: “He says he won't do it again.Like fun he won't.
[1913 Webster + PJC]
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fun (fŭn), adj.
[Compar. funner (fŭnnẽr) (colloquial or jocular); superl. funnest (fŭnnĕst) (colloquial or jocular).] Of or pertaining to fun; causing pleasure or amusement; as, “a fun thing to do”. [informal]
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