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"

To pound.

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.

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.

To persuade or affect by a pun.

A play on words.

To play on words similar in sound but having a different meaning.

Punned.

Punning.

To play upon words similar in sound but different in meaning:- pr. p. punning; pa. t. and pa. p. punned.

A play upon words.

To make puns.

To make a play on words.

The use of a word in two senses.

A play upon words that are similar in sound but different in meaning.

To persuade by a pun.

To play upon words.

A play upon words that agree or resemble in sound, but differ in meaning, by applying them in an odd or ludicrous sense; a kind of wit by quibbling on words.

To make or utter puns; to quibble on words.

It was funny to go out in a red flyer and come back in a Black Maria," and Tom laughed at his own attempt at a pun. – Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School by Margaret Penrose

Oscar Wilde had actually signed his name to a most awful pun, as those who had seen 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' would understand. – Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby

And the company would find itself staring for an instant at a thin, little man with a wild look in his eyes and a snarling quiver in his voice, saying something not quite intelligible- usually an involved pun or a tardy comment on some issue under discussion. – Gargoyles by Ben Hecht

Prynne, returning to prison by boat, actually made two Latin verses on the letters branded on his cheeks, with a pun upon Laud's name. – Books Condemned to be Burnt by James Anson Farrer

Tenby 's the fellow's name, and it's the only thing I haven't heard him pun on. – The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete by George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009

This was a bad pun on the choeur, or choir, of the church that was too good for its worshippers. – The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook

" If there is one thing I hate above another," observed Miss Frettlby, calmly, " it's a pun, and especially a bad one." – The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume

I explained the pun, and made her laugh. – The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Ashmole confessed he meant nothing more than a kind of pun on his own name, for the tree was the ash, and the creature was a mole. – Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Isaac D'Israeli

Sylvia decorated herself with garlands till she looked like a mermaid; Mark, as skipper, issued his orders with the true Marblehead twang; Moor kept up a fire of pun- provoking raillery; Warwick sung like a jovial giant; while the Kelpie danced over the water as if inspired with the universal gayety, and the very ripples seemed to laugh as they hurried by. – Moods by Louisa May Alcott

Should one of the gentlemen fill the breach by making the pun for her? – Perfect Behavior A Guide for Ladies and Gentlemen in all Social Crises by Donald Ogden Stewart

" I'll not undertaker pun," murmured Rattleton. – Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish

One lady actually threw a kiss at me on the sly, and I believe she was in favor of the union- no pun. – In and Out of Rebel Prisons by Lieut. A. [Alonzo] Cooper

It was a very poor pun. – The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis

" That's striking," observed Jim, who was occasionally guilty of a pun. – The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch by Talbot Baines Reed

He look down pun Brer Fox, en den he look all 'roun' fer ter see w'at de 'casion er all deze yer dead Fox is. – Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris

A melancholy smile played upon the lips of the good Abbe as he uttered this involuntary pun. – Cinq Mars, Complete by Alfred de Vigny Last Updated: March 3, 2009

Looking into King's face he made a pun on their own names, saying, " I have often heard and read of a kid sacrificed, but I seldom or never heard of a king made a sacrifice." – Sketches of the Covenanters by J. C. McFeeters

I made a pun. – The-Circus-Boys-on-the-Mississippi-or-Afloat-with-the-Big-Show-on-the-Big-River by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

Is that intended for a pun? – One Day's Courtship The Heralds Of Fame by Robert Barr