A humorous play on words

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pun," 1570s, from Latin, from Greek paronomasia "play upon words which sound similarly," from paronomazein "to alter slightly, to call with slight change of name," literally "to name beside," from par- (see para- (1)) + onomasia "naming," from onoma "name" ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) A pun or play on words

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paronomasia \Par`o*no*ma"si*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + ? to name, fr. 'o`noma a name.] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: pun , punning , wordplay ]