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A humorous play on words
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punning
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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: punning , wordplay , paronomasia ] [also: punning , punned ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
That makes or uses a pun. n. The action of the verb '''to pun'''. v (present participle of pun English)
Usage examples of punning.
Hertz had suddenly remembered having seen Punning Parker in Havana a number of times recently, and the word had gotten around that Punning Parker was a bad but clever one.
But Punning Parker had just raked his chestnuts out of the fire by that dive under the keel.
Hertz purloined those ideas as his own, Punning did not say anything about it.
As a matter of fact, he never had gotten a thorough look at Punning Parker.
But the man who was using the name of Punning Parker seemed to be enjoying it.
Hertz, Punning Parker and the crowd off the Innocent were not exactly prisoners, but at the same time, they had not been fully accepted as members of the gang.
It was surprise, more than fear of the gun, although any one could tell that Punning Parker was not fooling.
That was the beauty of the Beauty, as Cicero was prone to refer to Clodius, punning on his nickname.