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Synonyms for pun in English

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pun:
- equivoke; word-play; pun; play upon words; double entendre; jeu de mots; fun; wordplay; paronomasia; punning
- pun; joke; crack jokes
- pun

English

Detailed Synonyms for pun in English

pun:

pun [the ~] noun

the pun
the equivoke; the word-play; the pun; the play upon words; the double entendre; the jeu de mots
- equivoke [the ~] noun
- word-play [the ~] noun
- pun [the ~] noun
- play upon words [the ~] noun
- double entendre [the ~] noun
- jeu de mots [the ~] noun
the pun
the fun; the pun
- fun [the ~] noun
- pun [the ~] noun
the pun

– a humorous play on words ¹
the pun; the wordplay; the paronomasia; the punning
– a humorous play on words ¹
- pun [the ~] noun
  - I do it for the pun of it¹
- wordplay [the ~] noun
- paronomasia [the ~] noun
- punning [the ~] noun
  - his constant punning irritated her¹

pun

pun
pun; joke; crack jokes
- pun
- joke
- crack jokes

pun verb

pun

– make a play on words ¹
pun
– make a play on words ¹
- pun verb
  - Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning¹

Related Words for "pun":

puns

Alternate Synonyms for "pun":

punning; wordplay; paronomasia; fun; play; sport
joke; jest

Related Definitions for "pun":

a humorous play on words¹
- I do it for the pun of it¹
make a play on words¹
- Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University