for fun
Idioms-
Also, in fun . As a joke, not seriously. For example, For fun the children told the teacher it was a holiday , or Their teasing was just in fun . [Mid-1800s]
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for the fun of it ; for kicks . For pleasure or excitement. For example, He played basketball for the fun of it , or They drove around for hours, just for kicks . Also see for the hell of it .
Example Sentences
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Marijne had come to the show “just for fun” and submitted her confession as a joke, she told The Times later.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s just as likely that he did it for fun.
From Salon
In therapy, which Harold attends often, and I have also been in and out of for most of my life, he’s asked what he does for fun, what gives him that “special satisfaction.”
From Salon
Growing fonder and fonder of Maude, Harold shares with her that when he isn’t attending funerals for fun, he likes to go to demolition sites and scrap yards.
From Salon
People in Hanoi aren’t living like this for fun.
From Slate
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