| 单词 | for funsies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor funsies In plural as funsies, or (rarely) as a mass noun. Diversion, entertainment, fun. Often in for funsies: in order to amuse oneself; (just) for fun. Also occasionally as a count noun: a prank or practical joke.Sometimes (and in earliest use) spec. applied to a game of marbles played just for fun, where the players return the marbles won; opposed to keepsies, where the winner takes and keeps any marbles won. ΚΠ 1950 Logansport (Indiana) Press 25 May 11 (cartoon) [Child.] ‘Will you play Marbles with me, Mr Bumstead?’ [Bumstead, after losing game] ‘We were just playing for “funsies”.’ [Child, running off with marbles]. ‘“Funsies” my eye.’ 1957 E. Kovacs Zoomar iv. 14 Eileen had stopped him with a small pinch, which Tom analyzed as part funsie and part irritation. 1973 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 25 Mar. a10/2 The governor can be like a little boy playing marbles for keeps..and when he losses [sic] all his marbles, he says, ‘Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just playing for funsies.’ 1977 K. Kesey One flew over Cuckoo's Nest iv. 284 You can take just so many funsies like white mice in your pillowcase..and frogs down your bra. 1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time v. 58 Gerry won your marbles in a game of funsies, then refused to give them back. 2013 D. Goldberg Universe in Rearview Mirror ii. 42 Just for funsies, I'd recommend you look up the mythologies relating to the other Galilean satellites. < as lemmas |
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