Pun (Verb)
Meaning
Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- She loved to pun words in her stand-up comedy routine and always managed to get a laugh from the crowd.
- The comedian was notorious for his ability to pun on even the most mundane topics and still somehow made them seem funny.
- My friend has a knack for punning and always seems to come up with the perfect quip at just the right moment.
- In their conversation, they started to pun on the word 'bank' and quickly spiralled into absurdity, laughing together all the time.
- His jokes relied heavily on his ability to pun and make connections between seemingly unrelated words.