fun and games
Play and entertainment
Fun and games refers to lighthearted amusement or playful activity, but the phrase almost always appears in contexts that undercut its literal meaning.
It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt warns that frivolity has limits.
When someone says Enough fun and games, they're calling for seriousness.
Used sarcastically, the phrase describes situations that are decidedly unpleasant: Dealing with the IRS is always fun and games.
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- high jinksBoisterous, playful behavior
- monkeyshinesFrivolous or mischievous behavior
antics · troublemaking · roguery · naughtiness · impishness · devilry · escapade · buffoonery
Lighthearted playful movement
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
amusement · entertainment · jollity · joviality · glee · cheerfulness · whimsy · levity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- triflingOf no real importance
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
child's play · distraction · time-wasting · idleness · dalliance · diversion · lark · escapism
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- high jinksBoisterous, playful behavior
monkeyshines · antics · troublemaking · roguery · naughtiness · impishness · devilry · escapade · buffoonery · misbehavior
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
revelry · amusement · entertainment · jollity · joviality · glee · cheerfulness · whimsy · levity · romp
frivolity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
nonsense · child's play · distraction · time-wasting · idleness · dalliance · diversion · lark · escapism · light entertainment
charade
Absurd or obvious pretense
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
guile · subterfuge · ruse · ploy · feint · duplicity · trickery · chicanery · deceit · con
fun and gamesmisery
Intense prolonged distress
suffering · hardship · ordeal · blood sweat and tears · hard times
fun and gameslife and death
Matters of survival
no laughing matter · no joke · high stakes · do or die · the real thing
game, funny, games, gaming, funfair, gameplay, gamekeeper, gamester, gamecock