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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Things may have been all fun and games (literally) for a few months, but Yellowjackets' camp is a powder keg of teen hormones, power hunger and religious drama ready to explode. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 This event features an evening of food, fun and games. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 But the fun and games soon come to an end when Kevin is faced by the wet bandits—two bumbling burglars who have their sights set on robbing the McCallister home. Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2024 The partnership-turned-collaboration may just be all fun and games, pegged to this year’s McDonald's All-American Game, which features the nation’s best boys and girls high school basketball players. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Jan. 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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