pun
a humorous play on words (Freq. 1) - I do it for the pun of it - his constant punning irritated her • Syn: punning, wordplay, paronomasia • Derivationally related forms: pun (for: punning), punster • Hypernyms: fun, play, sport
make a play on words - Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning • Derivationally related forms: punning • Hypernyms: joke, jest • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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