Phrase guide

barrel of fun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A great amount of fun or enjoyment, or something or someone that provides this.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, sarcastic

Examples

  • We all went out to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of fun.
  • Two hours of root canal surgery – that sounds like a barrel of fun.
  • 1939, Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm (English lyrics), "Beer Barrel Polka", aka "Roll out the barrel" ♫ Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run

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