in fun
idiom
: in a joking way : in a way that is not serious
Don't take offense: I was only saying it in fun.
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Membership is open to all women in the community interested in fun, friendship, personally enriching programs and the community.
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Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Austin doesn't even seem to register his witless neighbor's lack of social skills until Craig punches his lights out—supposedly in fun—during a guys' night get-together.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
The boy who loved Spiderman — and would often shoot his imaginary web at people in fun — would have gone to kindergarten in the fall.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Deodorant packs, including case and refills, retail in the U.K. for 12 pounds, with cases available in fun prints like pink cats, snowflakes or a bumblebee collaboration with Emma Bridgewater.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Austin doesn't even seem to register his witless neighbor's lack of social skills until Craig punches his lights out—supposedly in fun—during a guys' night get-together.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
The boy who loved Spiderman — and would often shoot his imaginary web at people in fun — would have gone to kindergarten in the fall.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Deodorant packs, including case and refills, retail in the U.K. for 12 pounds, with cases available in fun prints like pink cats, snowflakes or a bumblebee collaboration with Emma Bridgewater.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“In fun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20fun. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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