marathon of fun

4.2

A long event with fun activities from start to finish

noun

: maratón de diversión

The festival was a marathon of fun that lasted all weekend.

Examples

Our vacation turned into a marathon of fun with nonstop activities and laughter.
The festival was a marathon of fun for everyone!
Children's camp is designed to be a marathon of fun from start to finish.
What a marathon of fun!
Children's camp is designed to be a marathon of fun from start to finish.
Our vacation turned into a marathon of fun with nonstop activities and laughter.
The festival was a marathon of fun that lasted all weekend.

Synonyms

so much fun

vsmarathon of fun

180 1.0

A very enjoyable time that makes you feel happy

is a long event giving continued enjoyment rather than a quick thrill

blast

vsmarathon of fun

Informal

87 3.6

A very fun event where people enjoy themselves

is a long event providing steady enjoyment rather than brief excitement

Antonyms

dull

182 1.3

Not interesting or lively

How Long

marathon of fun

4.2

festival

268 1.0

party

∞ 1.0

brief

587 2.0

Surface Forms

marathon of fun singular

marathons of fun plural

Morphology

marathon + of + fun

The phrase is compositionally built: 'marathon' conveys a long, sustained event and 'fun' denotes enjoyable activity, so 'marathon of fun' straightforwardly means a long-lasting period or event of enjoyment. This metaphorical use of 'marathon' to indicate duration is common and followable by learners who know the constituent words, making the expression immediately derivable.

Etymology

Marathon of fun paints the image of a marathon, a very long race, full of fun. So it means a 'long' or 'nonstop' time of enjoyment.