for fun

adverb

In order to obtain pleasure or excitement.

Meanings

adverbfor fun (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn order to obtain pleasure or excitement.

    Synonyms: for kicks, for the lulz, for the craic, for shits and giggles

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn order to obtain pleasure or excitement.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbnot intended seriously; meant as a joke

Similar
in fun
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch voor de lol
  • voor de lolin order to obtain pleasure
Finnish huvikseen
  • huvikseenin order to obtain pleasure
German zum Spaß
  • zum Spaßin order to obtain pleasure
Hungarian szórakozásból
  • szórakozásbólin order to obtain pleasure
Icelandic til gamans
  • til gamansin order to obtain pleasure
Irish ar mhaithe leis an gcraic
  • ar mhaithe leis an gcraicin order to obtain pleasure
Italian per gioco, scherzosamente
  • per giocoin order to obtain pleasure
  • scherzosamentein order to obtain pleasure
Polish dla beki, dla jaj
  • dla bekiin order to obtain pleasure
  • dla jajin order to obtain pleasure
Portuguese por diversão
  • por diversãoin order to obtain pleasure
Swedish för skojs skull
  • för skojs skullin order to obtain pleasure
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APA

for fun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20fun

MLA

“for fun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20fun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for fun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20fun.

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