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pun
noun
verb
A humorous play on words
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noun
A humorous play on words
“I do it for the pun of it”
verb
Make a play on words
“Japanese like to pun — their language is well suited to punning”
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I do it for the pun of it
His constant punning irritated her
Japanese like to pun — their language is well suited to punning
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