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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Blowing bubbles isn’t just fun and games for the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), a small, semiaquatic species of anole lizard that’s native to Costa Rica and Panama. —

Bysean Cummings, science.org, 17 Sep. 2024 However, all the fun and games will be over when the sun sets and the moon rises and the Islanders gather around the firepit to find out which couples will go on to the final. —

Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 July 2024 There's a playground and dedicated Kids Zone with fun and games for the little blues fans, and the Cincy Cool Cars Club will be hosting a car show before the Blues Fest from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 July 2024 Eating dinner outdoors is all fun and games until somebody drops one of your favorite plates on the ground. —

Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 26 June 2024 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 18 Nov. 2024.

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