in fun

In jest; in order to amuse, rather than upset. Oh, come on, I only made the comment in fun. You need to lighten up! It may have been said in fun, but that doesn't make it less offensive. Would you relax? That wasn't a serious criticism, I only said it in fun.

in ˈfun

in order to amuse somebody, not to upset them: I didn’t mean to upset you. It was only said in fun.

See also: fun

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See also:

be (not) all fun and games
make fun of
make fun of (someone or something)
make fun of somebody/something
for the fun of it
(just) for the fun of it
fun and games
it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys
be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
all fun and games

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