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Are we having fun yet?

Meaning

Usually said sarcastically when doing something tedious, miserable, or stressful. It highlights the fact that the activity is definitely not fun.

Sarcastic, sardonic

Used in a sentence

  • We have been stuck in this traffic for two hours; are we having fun yet?
  • The power is out and the kids are crying so are we having fun yet?
  • I am on my fifth hour of filing taxes and thinking are we having fun yet?

The backstory

It became a popular catchphrase in the 1980s, famously featured in the comic strip Zippy the Pinhead. It tapped into a universal frustration with mundane tasks.

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