make a play on words, use words humorously to create several possible meanings
play on words, humorous use of words in order to create several possible meanings
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Pun Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To pound.
To pound.
(v. t.)
To persuade or affect by a pun.
To persuade or affect by a pun.
(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.
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.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
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. 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.
pun
\pun\, v. t. to persuade or affect by a pun.
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "i do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: punning, wordplay, paronomasia]
v : make a play on words; "japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
Pun = n. what is equal or even, a. equal, equivalent
Geirdro = n. pun, quibble
Geirdroi = v. to pun, to quibble
Mwys = n. what comprehends; what has double meaning, a pun; a hamper, five score of herrings: a. ambiguous; witty; elegant
Noun
1. a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
(synonym) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
(hypernym) fun, play, sport
(class) fungi
Verb
1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
(hypernym) joke, jest
(derivation) punning, wordplay, paronomasia
Pun Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pun Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The pun, or paronomasia, is a form of word play which exploits numerous meanings of a statement, allowing it to be understood in multiple ways for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or metaphorical language. A pun must be deliberate —an unintentional substitution of similar words is called a malapropism. Henri Bergson defined a pun as a sentence or utterance in which "two different sets of ideas are expressed, and we are confronted with only one series of words". Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, given that their usage and meaning are entirely local to a particular language and its culture.
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