in fun
Frequency: 6.05.0 per million words
Said or done as a joke, not seriously.
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Examples (10)
- I only said it in fun—please don't be offended; it was just a bit of fun.
- They teased him in fun, and the fun stopped the moment he looked upset.
- Her email was written in fun, but he took the fun tone the wrong way.
- We prank each other in fun, keeping the fun harmless and light.
- The comment was made in fun; where's your sense of fun?
- It was clearly said in fun, yet the fun quickly faded when the joke backfired.
- Please take my remark in fun—we're just here for fun.
- The coach scolded in fun, trying to keep the fun in practice.
- Was that said in fun, or did the fun hide a serious point?
- Even when we banter in fun, too much fun can cross a line.