mindmap root((玩耍)) fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose: played cards just for ~. jest implies lack of earnestness in what is said or done and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing: took seriously remark said only in ~. sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone by raillery or ridicule: teasing begun in ~ ended in an ugly brawl. game is close to sport and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun but may also apply to any activity carried on in a spirit of fun: habitually made ~ of their poor relations. play stresses the opposition to earnest or serious and connotes the absence of any element of malice or mischief: pretended to strangle his brother in ~.