Definitions for pun

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Spelling: [puhn]

IPA: /pʌn/

Pun is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 10 anagrams from letters in pun (npu).

Definitions for pun

noun

1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
2. the word or phrase used in this way.

verb (used without object)

1. to make puns.

Origin of pun

1655-65; perhaps special use of pun, variant (now dial.) of pound¹, i.e., to mistreat (words)

Examples for pun

Daniel Purcell, the famous punster, was desired to make a pun extempore.

But at least they "forge" (pun intended) the pieces by him that matter.

“Once pun died, I went on a diet and lost like 100 pounds,” Fat Joe told VladTV.

I explained that he probably intended a pun upon his name, which was Coleman.

A paper published this week illuminated (pun intended) the relationship between light and matter.

This is a pun, which, profound in itself, you must not expect to enjoy at first reading.

Flag burning was once, pardon the pun, the “hot” social issue on Capitol Hill.

“There aren't any steaks involved, pardon the pun,” says Chin.

"He's a bad pill," said another, repeating a pun already old.

He would have to remember the pun to tell Alec Diger later, if there was a later.