pun (redirected from puns)

pun  (pn)

n.

A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.

intr.v. punned, pun·ning, puns

To make puns or a pun.

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punning·ly adv.

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pun

Noun

the use of words to exploit double meanings for humorous effect, for example my dog's a champion boxer

Verb

[punning, punned]

to make puns [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" paronomasia, punning, wordplay fun, sport, play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
Verb	1.	pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" jest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

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pun

noun play on words, quip, double entendre, witticism, paronomasia Rhetoric equivoque

Translations

pun [pʌn] n → juego de palabras

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pun [pʌn] n → jeu m de mots, calembour m

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pun [pʌn] n → Wortspiel nt

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pun [pʌn] n → gioco di parole

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pun

n pun [pan]

a type of joke in which words are used that have a similar sound, but a different meaning One example of a pun would be `A pun is a punishable offence'. dubbelsinnigheid تَوْرِيَه، تَلاعُب جِناسي بالألْفاظ игра на думи slovní hříčka ordspil das Wortspiel λογοπαίγνιο juego de palabras, retruécano sõnamäng جناس sanaleikki calembour מִשחָק מִילִים श्लेष szójáték permainan kata orðaleikur (gioco di parole) ごろ合わせ ?동음이의(同音異義)의 어구를 쓴? 말장난 kalambūras kalambūrs, vārdu spēle main kata-kata woordspeling ordspill/-lek kalambur trocadilho calambur, joc de cuvinte каламбур slovná hračka besedna igra igra rečima ordlek คำที่พูดสองแง่สองง่าม cinas, kelime oyunu 雙關語 каламбур; гра слів ذو معني لفظ sự chơi chữ 双关语

v – past tense, past participle punned –

to make a pun. dubbelsinnigheid spreek يَتلاعَب بالألْفاظ правя игра на думи dělat slovní hříčky lave ordspil mit Worten spielen κάνω λογοπαίγνιο juego de palabras hacer un sõnadega mängima با کلمات بازی کردن؛ جناس آوردن sutkautella faire un/des jeu(x) de mots לְהִשתָמֵש בְּמִשחק מִילִים शब्द क्रीड़ा करना, चमक या श्लेष का प्रयोग करना szójátékot csinál melucu leika sér að merkingu orða (gioco di parole fare un) ごろを合わせる 말장난을 치다 sakyti kalambūrus lietot kalambūru bermain dgn kata-kata een woordspeling maken lage ordspill robić kalambury fazer trocadilho a face un joc de cuvinte/un calambur каламбурить robiť slovné hračky igrati se z besedami napraviti igru rečima göra en ordlek พูดสองแง่สองง่าม cinas yapmak 一語雙關 каламбурити مذاق کرنا chơi chữ 一语双关