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

• The move inspired punning headlines in the British press ("The Guy Who Loved Me") and raised a few eyebrows among older generations, who remember that for many years, gays and .
• In the wake of Dictator Francisco Franco's government "crisis" and Cabinet shuffle (PTI, March 11), the caf wits in Spain last week were passing around a punning version.
• A punning interpretation is: "At night all Shahs are drunk.

• pun
• wordplay
• paronomasia

News & Articles

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• Paula Deen: Child Of Dixie, Meet The Internet Age
  Revelations that celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted to using a racial epithet have inspired some pretty funny punning online. But they've also raised questions whether the controversy will see Deen's buttery empire crumble.
  June 20, 2013 - NPR

Quotes

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• Renuka Chowdhury in Times of India
  The rain is not going to spoil our game. People are coming to vote. This is wonderful weather. These rains are good for farmers and a good omen for them. The Badals (punning on the word which also means clouds) of the walking variety will be blown... Amarinder Singh http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarinder_Singh&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGEzW-UVbAY2TF24xHJbQ-6vwBLoA Telugu Portal http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php%3Fstoryid%3D31870&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGP8OU6NkUK6xuOYPtLpV_M4wpSBA Feb 12, 2007 79028 106405 punning Chowdhury says this becomes obvious at any Indian party: See the way men quietly withdraw when they see an intelligent woman cracking jokes and punning. Many feel intimidated."
• Lisa Jane Persky in New York Times
  I learned that we both had a love of words,Ms. Persky said. "There was a lot of punning."