for the fun of it

English

Adverb

for the fun of it

  1. Solely for the sake of entertainment.
    • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
      ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it.
    • 2024, Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, Bad Habit, 4th Estate, page 178:
      Winter looked good on Madrileños; they took over the city center just for the fun of it, when really most shopping could be done in any of Madrid’s neighborhoods.
    • 1998 October 15, AtrophyingAngel / ATRO, “Gtiane DeMone Nov 8th Cleveland.”, in alt.gothic‎[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 7 December 2025:
      Last year Halloween time: I went to hear this author speak on Bram Stoker at the Borders (no, I am not a vampy), for the fun of it. The news filmed me and my friendie and said something along the lines of me looking hungry when he talked about blood.

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