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The only four-letter word that gets you sent to detention and therapy equally.
means Enjoyment, amusement, or a good time — the pleasurable feeling of doing something you like.
from Of uncertain origin, likely from the earlier verb 'fon' or 'fun' meaning to cheat, fool, or hoax someone, which traces back to Middle English 'fon,' a fool. So the word probably started as mockery and trickery before it mellowed, over the 1700s, into the harmless pleasure we chase today.
- old meaning
- once meant to cheat or hoax someone
- 18th century slang
- considered too low-class for polite writing
- brain chemistry
- triggers dopamine same as food or money
- linguistic cousin
- related to 'fond,' as in foolishly affectionate