in fun
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), 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." -- B: "Like fun he won't.".
[1913 Webster + PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "in fun":
as a joke, devilishly, elfishly, for amusement, for fun, for kicks,
for laughs, for sport, impishly, in jest, in joke, in play,
in sport, jestingly, jokingly, knavishly, mischievously, playfully,
prankishly, puckishly, roguishly, scampishly, sportively,
waggishly
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