fun and games

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: light amusement

Examples of fun and games in a Sentence

soon found out that owning and maintaining a yacht wasn't all fun and games it's not all fun and games at the summer music camp, where students are expected to take their studies seriously
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While Drop, clocking in at an economical 93 minutes, may sound like fun and games, there’s something deeper and more human at its core than mindless nonsense. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 Some devious fun and games ensue and promptly backfire. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025 But Easter isn’t all fun and games: 40% of families said that one of the biggest stresses of this holiday is finding the time to prepare. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025 But there's more to their relationship than fun and games. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fun and games

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fun and games was in 1920

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“Fun and games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fun%20and%20games. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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