subs. (old).—1.  A cheat; a trick.

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  c. 1696.  B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v.

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  2.  (old).—The posteriors, or WESTERN END (MARVELL). Probably an abbreviation of fundament. For synonyms, see BLIND CHEEKS and MONOCULAR EYEGLASS.

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  c. 1696.  B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew. I’ll kick your FUN, c., I’ll kick your arse.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.

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  Verb. (old).—1.  To cheat; to trick. Also TO PUT THE FUN ON.

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  c. 1696.  B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew. What do you FUN me? Do you think to Sharp or Trick me? Ibid. He put the FUN upon the cull, c., he sharp’d the Fellow. Ibid. I FUNN’D him, c., I was too hard for him; I outwitted or rook’d him.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.

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  1859.  G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v.

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  TO POKE FUN AT, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To joke; to ridicule; to make a butt.

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  1837.  R. H. BARHAM, The Ingoldsby Legends (The ‘Monstre’ Balloon), i., p. 280.

        Oh! fie! Mister Noakes,—for shame, Mr. Noakes!
To be POKING YOUR FUN at us plain-dealing folks.

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  1840.  J. C. NEAL, Charcoal Sketches, ‘Orson Dabbs, the Hittite.’ Jeames, if you don’t bequit POKING FUN at me, I’ll break your mouth, Jeames, as sure as you sit there.

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  1855.  HALIBURTON (‘Sam Slick’), Nature and Human Nature, p. 124. I thought you was POKIN’ FUN at me; for I am a poor ignorant farmer, and these people are always making game of me.

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  TO HAVE BEEN MAKING FUN, verb. phr. (common).—Intoxicated. For synonyms, see DRINKS and SCREWED.

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  TO HAVE (or DO) A BIT OF FUN, verb. phr. (venery).—To procure or enjoy the sexual favour. For synonyms, see GREENS.

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