barrel of fun

noun

A great amount of fun or enjoyment, or something or someone that provides this.

“We all went out to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of fun.”

Meanings

nounbarrel of fun (plural barrels of fun)

plural barrels of fun

  1. oftensarcasticA great amount of fun or enjoyment, or something or someone that provides this.

    We all went out to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of fun.

    2 more examples

    Two hours of root canal surgery – that sounds like a barrel of fun.

    1939, Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm (English lyrics), "Beer Barrel Polka", aka "Roll out the barrel" ♫ Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run

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APA

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Chicago

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