pun

Definition von pun im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To tell a pun, to make a play on words
We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.; A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused; {n} a quibble, a low or ludicrous repartee; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"; To pound; Logical CP/M punch device The punch device is an output-only device accessed through the PUNCH entry point of the BIOS In certain implementations, PUN: can be a serial device such as a modem; The lowest form of humor, until you get a chance to use it; an expression that uses a homonym (two different words spelled identically) to deliver two or more meanings at the same time For example, "When Professor Fudge asked his graduate students to bring a really good lay to the next class, their collective opinion of the scholar went up a notch "; a play on words, usually for humourous purposes (i e "comb on now, style my hair"); make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning; A pun is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, if someone says `The peasants are revolting', this is a pun because it can be interpreted as meaning either that the peasants are fighting against authority, or that they are disgusting. an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings = play on words forgive/excuse/pardon the pun (=used to show you know you are making a pun) no pun intended (=used to show you do not mean to make a joke about something) (Probably from pundigrion (17-19 centuries), perhaps from puntiglio; PUNCTILIOUS). punned punning to make a pun pun on; To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble; a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning; {f} make a play on words, use words humorously to create several possible meanings; A play on words that are the same or similar in sound but different in meaning; To persuade or affect by a pun; a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning; A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation; {i} play on words, humorous use of words in order to create several possible meanings; Play on words, often comic Eg when the dying Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet' says "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"; Elaborate word play using similar sounds or concepts; - a play on words that relies on a word's having more than one meaning or sounding like another word
no pun intended: Used to indicate acknowledgment that what one has just said, or (less often) what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun
punning: The action of the verb to pun
punningly: In a punning manner; so as to form a pun
A pun: clinch
A pun: calembour
A pun: paragram
punner: A punster
punning: present participle of pun
punning: That which makes or uses a pun
puns: plural of pun
puns: third-person singular of pun