Pun (Noun)
Meaning
A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The comedian's use of puns in his stand-up routine had the audience groaning and laughing at the same time.
- Her friends rolled their eyes at her constant punning, but she couldn't help herself.
- The pun-filled headlines in the newspaper's humor section were always a highlight of her day.
- He loved making puns about his job as a baker, saying things like "knead to know" and "the dough is mightier than the sword".
- The English teacher's use of puns to explain complex grammar concepts made her students chuckle and actually helped them remember the rules.