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fun police

fun police noun: a metaphorical police force imagined to prevent others from having fun.

Noun

fun police (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A metaphorical police force imagined to prevent others from having fun.
    • The world’s largest electric-vehicle manufacturer has had repeated run-ins with federal safety regulators, whom Musk calls "the fun police". These have included flaws related to rear-view cameras, bonnet latches, seat-belt reminders and the sound-system software.2022 September 23, “Tesla recalls one million vehicles that can pinch people’s fingers”, in E&T Magazine

Questions about fun police

What does fun police mean?
Fun police means a metaphorical police force imagined to prevent others from having fun.
What part of speech is fun police?
Fun police is a noun.

Words near fun police in the dictionary

  1. fun on a bun
  2. fun pack
  3. fun packs
  4. fun park
  5. fun parks
  6. fun police
  7. fun run
  8. fun runs
  9. fun size
  10. fun sponge
  11. fun sponges

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