like fun
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Thoroughly, energetically, with delight. On'y look at the dimmercrats, see what they've done, Jest simply by stickin' together like fun.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “like fun” mean?
Thoroughly, energetically, with delight. On'y look at the dimmercrats, see what they've done, Jest simply by stickin' together like fun.
Is “like fun” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.