Pun
41pun — [17] Snappy monosyllables produced by breaking off a piece of a longer word were all the rage in late 17th and early 18th century England (mob is a well known example), and it is thought that pun may be one of them. It seems to be short for… …
42pun — 1. noun /pʌn/ A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused. 2. verb /pʌn/ To tell a pun, to make a play on words. We punned about the topic… …
43pun — pun1 noun a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. verb (puns, punning, punned) [often as adjective punning] make a pun. Derivatives punningly adverb punster… …
44pun — I. n. Quibble, clinch, calembourg, play upon words, witticism, conceit, paragram. II. v. n. Quibble, play upon words, make a pun …
45pun — 1 noun (C) an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings, for example: Seven days without water make one weak. (=1 week) 2 verb punned, punning (intransitive + on) to make a pun …
46pun — noun you can make your own antifreeze by stealing her blanket is a pun guaranteed to get some groans Syn: play on words, wordplay, double entendre, innuendo, witticism, quip, bon mot …
47pun — /pʌn / (say pun) noun 1. the humorous use of a word in such a manner as to bring out different meanings or applications, or of words alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. –verb (i) (punned, punning) 2. to make… …
48pun — to kick ; Ise pun him till the biding, I ll kick him into the kennel. N …
49pun — 1. n. & v. n. the humorous use of a word to suggest different meanings, or of words of the same sound and different meanings. v.intr. (punned, punning) (foll. by on) make a pun or puns with (words). Derivatives: punningly adv. Etymology: 17th c …
50Pun (disambiguation) — Pun may refer to:* Pun, a figure of speech that plays on words that are similar to each other * Pan (surname) (also spelt Pun or Poon), a Chinese surname * a tool used to tamp down clay: see puddling (engineering) * Big Pun, a rapper * Type… …
