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  • n  a humorous play on words
    I do it for the pun of it
    his constant punning irritated her
  • v  make a play on words
    Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning

  • Others threatened to vote "neigh" just to get in a pun.
  • It's an exuberant send-up of music video clichs, from butterfly-strewn back-up dancers to corny pillowfights and hip-hop showdowns, with an unavoidable Good Will Hunting pun .
  • Imagine (forgive the pun) the edge that gives him in a deal negotiation.
News & Articles

  • Pun Aficionados Rank All of the Tabloids’ Anthony Weiner Puns
    For the past few months, as Anthony Weiner went from potential candidate to soon-to-be candidate to actual candidate to salad-throwing candidate , the Post and the Daily News — but let's be honest, more so the Post — have responded with a veritable fusillade of Weiner puns.
    June 14, 2013 - New York Magazine
  • Bleacher Bits: Time for cooler heads to prevail
    No pun is intended, but the topic of this week's column has left me hot and bothered. With temperatures hitting 110 degrees on June 8, I made my way to three different Tournament of Champions games at three different locations and in three different...
    June 14, 2013 - Orland Press Register
  • Antioch school library tech named district's Classified Employee of the Year
    ANTIOCH -- "Read her like a book." The idiom, with a slight pun intended, actually seems to suit Yvonne Lackey. Her passion for reading and all things bookish is clear -- making her a lovely fit for her role as library media tech at Antioch's Jack London Elementary.
    June 14, 2013 - Lamorinda Sun
Quotes

  • Joanna Lumley in Yorkshire Post
    Ms Lumley said: "My own father served with the Gurkhas for 30 years. Indeed, he saw action as a Chindit in Burma with Mr Pun VC. Like so"
  • Aaron Rowand in Modesto Bee
    No pun intended, it's a big addition,said center fielder Aaron Rowand. "Not to mention the fact that we didn't only add him to our roster, but we also subtracted from another division foe (Arizona), which means we don't have to face him....
  • Nick Fry in BBC Sport
    Here's what he had to say: "This season certainly doesn't meet the expectations we had. It has been a wee bit disappointing. We have tried to copy the Red Bull exhaust system in Valencia and that probably back-fired, if you'll excuse the pun. With...

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