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pun
noun
(pun)
a humorous play on words
Synonyms:
paronomasia
,
punning
,
wordplay
,
Examples:
I do it for the pun of it.
His constant punning irritated her.
pun
verb
(pun)
make a play on words
Examples:
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning.
Words Related to
pun
!
wordplay
,
joke
,
groaner
,
poon
,
bon
,
nup
,
phan
,
jab
,
bin
,
pan
,
plate
,
semi
,
pin
,
game
,
half
,
bonn
,
disk
,
liquidation
,
punny
,
alliteration
,
punchline
,
phrase
,
corny
,
cliche
,
simile
,
slang
,
mot juste
,
parody
,
punnology
,
paragram
,
annomination
,
antanaclasis
,
antistasis
,
non sequitur
,
biverbal
,
agnomination
,
hacky
,
alliterative
,
shaggy dog story
,
pish
,
malapropism
,
word play
,
fud
,
typo
,
colloquialism
,
split infinitive
,
onomatopoeia
,
paragrammatist
,
metaphors
,
silliness
,
shtik
,
fucker
,
swearword
,
neologisms
,
tautology
,
haha
,
inanity
,
sayers
,
sorta
,
nope
,
misspelling
,
smartie
,
fiddlesticks
,
barf
,
malaprop
,
tomfoolery
,
braw
,
sayer
,
esk
,
wisecrack
,
hambone
,
faux pas
,
gerund
,
dangling participle
,
cheesy
,
zinger
,
pomo
,
lol
,
yins
,
shit
,
gags
,
hyperbole
,
indelicacy
,
doggerel
,
clodhopper
,
homonym
,
copout
,
crap
,
adjective
,
phooey
,
drollingly
,
turd
,
solecism
,
ditty
,
ftw
,
ripoff
,
dickie
,
purdy
,
ahem
,
methinks
,
pun
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