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Kidding vs Fun - What's the difference?

kidding | fun |

As verbs the difference between kidding and fun

is that kidding is while fun is give.

As a noun kidding

is the action of the verb (kid).

As a preposition fun is

for, on behalf of.

kidding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * just kidding

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb (kid).
  • (agriculture) The act of a goat giving birth.
  • * 2006 , Robert S. Youngquist, Walter R. Threlfall, Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology
    • Attended kiddings allow owners to remove the kids from their dams prior to suckling and ingestion of colostrum.

    Derived terms

    * no kidding

    fun

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (informal) enjoyable, amusing
    • We had a fun time at the party.
    He is such a fun person to be with.
  • (informal) whimsical, flamboyant
    • This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.

    Usage notes

    * Note that the use of fun as an adjective is often considered unacceptable in formal contexts. For more on the slang comparative and superlative, the use of which is disputed, see this discussion

    Derived terms

    * funny

    Noun

    (-)
  • amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
  • * 2000 , Robert Stanley, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 6 , Alpha Books, page 377
    • Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious fun is when you create the impossible and it looks real.
  • playful, often noisy, activity.

    • Synonyms

    * amusement, diversion, enjoyment, a laugh, pleasure * boisterousness, horseplay, rough and tumble

    Derived terms

    * for the fun of it * fun and games * fun bags * funfair * funfest * fun-loving * fun-maker * funny * fun run, fun runner, fun running * funster * good fun * great fun * have fun * have fun with * in fun * like fun * make fun of * poke fun at

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
    • Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.

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