Meaning of 'pun'

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Meaning of ‘pun’

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pun

noun

a humorous play on words

Example: "I do it for the pun of it"

Synonyms: punning wordplay paronomasia

verb

make a play on words

Example: "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

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