Meanings
- Solely for the sake of entertainment.
ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC2 more examples
Winter looked good on Madrileños; they took over the city center just for the fun of it, when really most shopping could be done in any of Madrid’s neighborhoods.
2024, Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, Bad Habit, 4th Estate, page 178Last year Halloween time: I went to hear this author speak on Bram Stoker at the Borders (no, I am not a vampy), for the fun of it. The news filmed me and my friendie and said something along the lines of me looking hungry when he talked about blood.
1998 October 15, AtrophyingAngel / ATRO, “Gtiane DeMone Nov 8th Cleveland.”, in alt.gothic (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Dec 2025Synonyms: for kicks, for kicks-and-giggles
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSolely for the sake of entertainment.
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for the fun of it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20fun%20of%20it
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