"fun on a bun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fun in a bun [alternative]
Etymology: Chosen for the rhyme. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fun on a bun (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Great fun; something very entertaining. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fun_on_a_bun-en-noun-118I0yUa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2020, Patrick Sheane Duncan, A Private War:",
          "text": "Hardy almost giggled, but he stopped himself in time—giggling would seem unmanly. But this was fun on a bun with all the trimmings.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "Giselle Renarde, The Lesbian Diaries Volume 2 (page 437)",
          "text": "There were picnic tables set up on the factory's sprawling front lawn, so we each ordered a mushroom burger topped with caramelized onions and grainy mustard on a bed of baby greens. Not exactly fun on a bun, but surprisingly delicious."
        },
        {
          "text": "J. J. Brass, I Spy a Courtyard Casanova\nAnd when Rexy told me an old friend lives right downstairs I thought, well isn't that fun on a bun? When I'm travelling the world, just me and my camera, Rexy won't get too lonely."
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        "(slang) Great fun; something very entertaining."
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