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Pronunciation: /pʌn/

Definition of pun

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings: the Railway Society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in life

[no object] (often as adjective punning)

make a pun: Freeth adopted the nickname Free in punning allusion to his beliefs the designer is punning on the street name

Derivatives

mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete pundigrion, as a fanciful alteration of punctilio

Definition of pun in the US English dictionary

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