like fun



like fun

Not really, certainly not. For example, She said she'd been skiing for years-like fun she had! or Do I want to eat raw oysters-like fun I do. This expression originated in the early 1800s with a quite different meaning, "energetically" or "vigorously," a sense now obsolete. Its present sense dates from the 1900s. Also see for fun.
See also: fun, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TÀMhas-Scottish
Emilioe-MEE-lyo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Candace['kændə.si]
BaldricBAWLD-rikEnglish (Archaic)
Atlee['ætli]
AdeleAH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)German, English, Italian, Finnish