in fun

in fun

In jest; in order to amuse, rather than upset. Oh, come on, I only made the comment in fun. You need to lighten up! It may have been said in fun, but that doesn't make it less offensive.
See also: fun
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in ˈfun

in order to amuse somebody, not to upset them: I didn’t mean to upset you. It was only said in fun.
See also: fun
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • for fun
  • have fun and games
  • be (not) all fun and games
  • make fun of
  • make fun of (someone or something)
  • make fun of somebody/something
  • for the fun of it
  • (just) for the fun of it
  • be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
  • fun and games