Fun
Fun noun - Someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment.
Interest
Interest noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- When fans use it, it's usually used derisively, indicating that it's so bad or annoying, it detracts from the inherent fun and interest they have for whatever the gimmick was made for.
Source: Gimmick -
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Apple is a cute, fun-loving, overactive and very quirky girl who immediately takes interest in the Kid and encourages him to have fun with her.
Source: Film / Turbo Kid -
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Pim finds her soul mate in a classmate who shares her penchant for pranks and loses all interest when he saves her from a humiliating scene instead of making fun of her.
Source: Series / Phil of the Future
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