fun and games

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: light amusement

The reunion was full of fun and games.

—often used in a disapproving way to describe activity that is considered silly and not useful

The crisis was no time for political fun and games.

Synonyms of fun and games

• bed of roses
• picnic
• beer and skittles

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Leave the fun and games to the professionals. —Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Leave the fun and games to the professionals. —Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026

All fun and games, this trend recognizes the value in a room dedicated to a sense of pure play. —Jackson Design and Remodeling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

On Sunday, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Newport Beach hosted an afternoon of fun and games, with a chocolate gelt drop from a firetruck ladder, activities for children, treats for all and a concert. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fun and games

• aims
• blames
• claims
• dames
• fames
• flames
• frames
• hames
• kames
• lames
• names
• shames