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puns
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.
puns
verb
(pun)
make a play on words
Examples:
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning.
Words Related to
puns
!
wordplay
,
witticisms
,
gags
,
jokes
,
punny
,
metaphors
,
alliteration
,
similes
,
quips
,
rhyming
,
limericks
,
slapstick
,
groaner
,
epigrams
,
catchphrases
,
malapropism
,
silliness
,
jests
,
japery
,
allusions
,
humor
,
parodies
,
apercus
,
yuks
,
crudities
,
cusswords
,
cliches
,
pratfalls
,
alliterative
,
colloquialisms
,
shtik
,
anagrams
,
tomfoolery
,
neologisms
,
farts
,
inanities
,
hilarity
,
wisecracks
,
doggerel
,
cheesy
,
shtick
,
scatology
,
high jinks
,
riffs
,
foolery
,
zingers
,
jabberwocky
,
giggle
,
homonyms
,
scansion
,
vulgarisms
,
verbiage
,
sarcasms
,
euphemisms
,
onomatopoeia
,
inane
,
non sequitur
,
ditties
,
hacky
,
tongue twister
,
corny
,
barf
,
innuendos
,
analogies
,
aphorisms
,
swearwords
,
yuck
,
banter
,
tautologies
,
journalese
,
exclamations
,
snark
,
malaprop
,
drivel
,
mispronunciations
,
adverbs
,
laughs
,
buffoonery
,
conceits
,
chucklesome
,
triteness
,
patter
,
idiocies
,
bons mots
,
political incorrectness
,
palindromes
,
hambone
,
daftness
,
gerunds
,
hyperbole
,
snottiness
,
snarky
,
gibberish
,
whimsy
,
slanguage
,
poesy
,
corkers
,
repartee
,
pish
,
vocab
,
puns
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