pun
/pʌn/
noun
- A humorous use of a word that has two meanings, or of words that sound similar but have different meanings.
- The comedian's pun on 'lettuce' and 'let us' got a big laugh.
- His pun about the baker being 'kneaded' made everyone groan.
- She loves a good pun, especially one about animals.
Synonyms
verb
- To make a pun.
- She punned on the word 'light' to describe the feather and the lamp.
- He likes to pun about food whenever we eat out.
- They spent the evening punnning about their favorite movies.