Nuts vs Fun - What's the difference?
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(vulgar, slang) Testicles.
(poker) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held.
(colloquial) Insane, mad.
(colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it,'' ''no way,'' or ''nothing doing .
(nut)
(informal) enjoyable, amusing
(informal) whimsical, flamboyant
amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
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playful, often noisy, activity.
(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
As verbs the difference between nuts and fun
is that nuts is (nut) while fun is give.As a noun nuts
is .As an adjective nuts
is (colloquial) insane, mad.As an interjection nuts
is indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.As a preposition fun is
for, on behalf of.nuts
English
Noun
(head) (p)- Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!
Adjective
(en adjective)- After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts .
- I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.
- The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts .
Synonyms
* nutty * See alsoInterjection
(en interjection)- Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.
Usage notes
* The association with testicles (See .) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection. * Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting.Verb
(head)Anagrams
*fun
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- We had a fun time at the party.
- He is such a fun person to be with.
- 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, seethis discussion
Derived terms
* funnyNoun
(-)- 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.
Synonyms
* amusement, diversion, enjoyment, a laugh, pleasure * boisterousness, horseplay, rough and tumbleDerived 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 atVerb
- Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.