fun vs rough-and-tumble

fun

noun
  • playful, often noisy, activity. 

  • amusement, enjoyment or pleasure 

adj
  • Enjoyable or amusing. 

  • Whimsical or flamboyant. 

verb
  • To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of. 

rough-and-tumble

noun
  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

How often have the words fun and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )