fun
[ fuhn ]
/ fʌn /
noun
something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
verb (used with or without object), funned, fun·ning,
Informal.
joke; kid.
adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.
Informal.
of or relating to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
Informal.
whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
Idioms for fun
Origin of fun
1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete
fon to befool. See
fond1
Words nearby fun
British Dictionary definitions for make fun of
fun
/ (fʌn) /
noun
verb funs, funning or funned
(intr) informal
to act in a joking or sporting manner
Word Origin for fun
C17: perhaps from obsolete
fon to make a fool of; see
fond
1
Idioms and Phrases with make fun of (1 of 2)
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.
Idioms and Phrases with make fun of (2 of 2)
fun