Pun - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pʌn|
Brit.
|pʌn|
noun
- a humorous play on words (syn: paronomasia, wordplay)
I do it for the pun of it
his constant punning irritated her
his constant punning irritated her
verb
- make a play on words
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning
Extra examples
The delicatessen is sandwiched, if you'll pardon the pun, between two stores.
She's a skillful pilot whose career has—no pun intended—really taken off.
“Firefighting sparks my interest,” he punned.
The clergy prey (no pun intended) on bereaved families.
In this line, Hamlet puns on the meaning of 'saw'.
I do it for the pun of it
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: pun
he/she/it: puns
present participle: punning
past tense: punned
past participle: punned
I/you/we/they: pun
he/she/it: puns
present participle: punning
past tense: punned
past participle: punned
noun
singular: pun
plural: puns
singular: pun
plural: puns
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