"barrel of fun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barrels of fun [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|barrels of fun}} barrel of fun (plural barrels of fun)
  1. (often sarcastic) A great amount of fun or enjoyment, or something or someone that provides this. Tags: often, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-barrel_of_fun-en-noun-UrFVFK8V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Two hours of root canal surgery – that sounds like a barrel of fun."
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          "text": "1939, Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm (English lyrics), \"Beer Barrel Polka\", aka \"Roll out the barrel\"\n♫ Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun\nRoll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run"
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