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pun

Posted on March 17, 2015March 16, 2015 by admin

puhn

noun

an instance or a variety of word play, often for humorous effect, that is based on a similarity in sound of two or more words or on various meanings of the same word.
Her favorite pun was about the carpenter who was boring and full of old saws.

intransitive verb

to use or devise a pun or puns.

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