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Funism is anything that can inspire joy or playfulness in the lives of others. It's about trying to make the world a happier place.It's an ideology. It's a philosophy. Funism is like alcoholism, except you don't have to have a hangover when it's over. It's cheaper than anti-depressants and has better side effects.

Participants of FUNism are often seen wearing wax lips while driving to help prevent road rage in others, leaving tiny toys for others to find or sticking google eyes onto objects (Like Fire Hydrants) for other's to find. Positive, inspirational chalk messages are often seen on city streets and attributed to Funism.

Funism if FREE, but the "Heart Hug" is copyrighted. Dr. Seuss is the patron saint of Funism (Fun is Good), K.P. Rennie is the primary curator and perpetuator.

A collection of Funism images can be found using the hashtag FUNISM on instagram. Photos of mermaids all over the globe can be found on Facebook at:The Fun Zone, The Center for the Study of FUNism or facebook/funism.

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.
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Funism by kpfunism August 20, 2013
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Funism is a populist art movement created by artist Norm Magnusson in 1991 whose basic tenets are that: 1) art should be as much fun to look at as it is to think about and 2) art should be intellectually engaging without being intellectually elitist.
Cubism and realism are fine, but my favorite art movement is funism.
funism by historianjoe March 17, 2011
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Funism Art Movement 

Funism - An Art Movement founded by Sal Marino c2001-2002. Although others claim to have started the movement some time earlier, the claims of these individuals are likely rooted in their prankster motivations as no substantial documentation esists except for their own self-authored articles and internet blogs, which only appear after the Funism Art Movement was established, copyrighted and publicized by Sal Marino, Founder at the beginning of the 21st century.
Funism Art Movement www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/sal-marino.html

funishment 

a pleasurable way of being punished, usually in a sexual way
I enjoyed hours of funishment for getting drunk and coming home with flowers.
The use of racist and/or stereotypical biasing in a closed space where either, nobody around you would care, or you're the only one there.
On the TV show, the one black guy in the show was stabbed in the face. Jeremy saw this and laughed, "He had it comin.. I mean... he's black." funcism
funcism by Kiss of Judas September 27, 2005

funished 

Instead of being punished, in a (sorta) dom and sub relationship, you get funished (or a funishment). Where it isn't hurtful or painful, just a fun and kinky way to punish your partner for (agreed upon) stupid bad things.
I teasingly kiss my partners neck in public. They get embarrassed, so they make sure to funish me to make me embarrassed. To do that, They whisper kinky things in my ear making me go silent and red. We then laugh about how they funished me later.
funished by Silka C. March 15, 2020
o.k. (fun) but not great
The party was funish.
funish by JerseyGirlinBoston November 5, 2018
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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
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