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means A travelling or seasonal collection of rides, games, and amusements set up in an open space for public entertainment.

from A plain compound of "fun" and "fair." "Fair" is the older word, from Latin "feria" (holy day, festival), via Old French "feire" — originally a periodic market gathering, often tied to a saint's feast. For centuries fairs were trade events where amusements crept in alongside the livestock and goods. "Fun" is younger and slangier (its earlier sense leaned toward trickery or a hoax). "Funfair" itself is a relatively recent British coinage that simply welds the merriment to the gathering, naming the amusement-only descendant once the trading fell away.