Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like fun

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: like -fun
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

American usage; Dated

prep_phrase

Definitely not.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

""Of course it might happen that the hull kit-and-boodle might start and run, if some big fighting came first-off, and then again they might stay and fight like fun."
""The railway's begun The Mormons are cutting / And grading like fun.""
"Do they think I have a million dollars and spend it? Like fun I do. Not with the kind of discipline my parents believe in."
""Give me that gun!" "Like fun I will," Leigh snapped."

Usage

American usage
Dated

Synonyms

like hell like fuck like fudge

Questions

What does like fun mean?: Intensely.

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