pun
/pʌn/ verb B2- To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words. · We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.
He/she/it puns · Past punned · Past participle punned · -ing form punning
Verb forms
- Base form
- pun
- He/she/it
- puns
- Past
- punned
- Past participle
- punned
- -ing form
- punning
From the library
“It’s a pun!” the King added in an offended tone, and everybody laughed, “Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.
Consider the classic dilemma of encountering a pun that relies entirely on a phonetic coincidence in the original language.
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