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pun

/pʌn/

punnoun

puns

/pʌn/

Translations

каламбур

The comedian's pun made the audience laugh.

Каламбур комика заставил аудиторию смеяться.

Additional translations

игра слов

Definitions

A humorous play on words, often involving a word with multiple meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings.

The comedian's pun about the bakery being on a roll had the audience laughing.

The art, practice, or habitual use of puns; punning.

His fondness for pun made every conversation a playful challenge.

Synonyms

wordplay

quibble

witticism

double entendre

play on words

punverb

punned

Past Simple

punned

Past Participle

punning

Gerund

/pʌn/

Translations

подшучивать

He likes to pun on words during conversations.

Он любит подшучивать над словами во время разговоров.

Additional translations

острить

язвить

Definitions

To make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

He loves to pun on words, often making everyone laugh with his clever wordplay.

Synonyms

wordplay

double entendre

play on words

punadjective

/pʌn/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate relation to or characteristic of puns (e.g., "pun contest").

Definitions

Relating to, characterized by, or intended for puns.

The festival featured a pun contest that attracted word-play enthusiasts.

Synonyms