what is a pun?
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WHAT IS A PUN?. P U N S 2. WHAT IS A PUN?. 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. (From Poetry Glossary) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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. (From Poetry Glossary)
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang….
•but eventually it came back to me.
From the Pun of the Day Site
•From (Duncan - Victoria, BC)
He drove his expensive car into a tree and……
• found out how the Mercedes bends.
From the Pun of the Day Site
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat says to the other,
“You stay here, I'll go on a head.”
From the Pun of the Day Site
Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends,
•but what would be the point?
From the Pun of the Day Site
Kap'n Klystron - Nanuet, NY