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Princeton's WordNet
pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasianoun
a humorous play on words
"I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
Wiktionary
punningnoun
The action of the verb to pun.
punningadjective
That which makes or uses a pun.
The spoonerism "Burly Chassis" is a punning reference to Shirley Bassey's voluptuous figure.
Wikipedia
punning
A pun, also known as paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or figurative language. A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple (correct or fairly reasonable) interpretations. Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, especially as their usage and meaning are usually specific to a particular language or its culture. Puns have a long history in human writing. For example, the Roman playwright Plautus was famous for his puns and word games.
Webster Dictionary
Punning
of Pun
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of punning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of punning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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