pun

[Pun]

A pun is a play on words. If a bird flying overhead takes a poop on the cake you’re carrying, you could say “Isn’t that just the icing on the cake!” But only if you want to be punny.

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To pound.

Noun
a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

Verb
make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"


v. t.
To pound.

n.
A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.

v. i.
To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.

v. t.
To persuade or affect by a pun.


Pun

Pun , v. t. [See Pound to beat.] To pound. [Obs.]
He would pun thee into shivers with his fist.

Pun

Pun, n. [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.] A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation. Addison.
A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay.

Pun

Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Punned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning.] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden.

Pun

Pun, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison.

To pound.

A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.

To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.

To persuade or affect by a pun.

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Usage Examples

A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

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