† pundigrionn.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: punctilio n.; Italian puntiglio.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps an alteration of punctilio n. or its etymon Italian puntiglio, perhaps intended to represent an affected or colloquial pronunciation. Compare earlier pun n.¹ and discussion at that entry.

Obsolete. rare.

A pun, a play on words.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun

allusion1550

nick1561

paronomasia1577

paronomasy1592

quiblin1605

quibblea1627

quiblet1627

clinch1629

quibbling1633

clink1634

clench1638

pun1644

conundrum1645

whim1652

pundigrion1673

jeu de mots1823

calembour1830

Tom Swifty1963

paronym1982

1673 J. Dare Counsellor Manners 24 Many there are, that will lose their friend rather than their Jest, or their Quibble, Pun, Punnet, or Pundigrion, fifteen of which will not make up one single jest.

1820 R. Southey Life Wesley I. 493 Thomas Adams had as honest a love of quips, quirks, puns, punnets, and pundigrions as Fuller the Worthy himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pundigrion
释义	† pundigrionn. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: punctilio n.; Italian puntiglio. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps an alteration of punctilio n. or its etymon Italian puntiglio, perhaps intended to represent an affected or colloquial pronunciation. Compare earlier pun n.¹ and discussion at that entry. Obsolete. rare. A pun, a play on words. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun allusion1550 nick1561 paronomasia1577 paronomasy1592 quiblin1605 quibblea1627 quiblet1627 clinch1629 quibbling1633 clink1634 clench1638 pun1644 conundrum1645 whim1652 pundigrion1673 jeu de mots1823 calembour1830 Tom Swifty1963 paronym1982 1673 J. Dare Counsellor Manners 24 Many there are, that will lose their friend rather than their Jest, or their Quibble, Pun, Punnet, or Pundigrion, fifteen of which will not make up one single jest. 1820 R. Southey Life Wesley I. 493 Thomas Adams had as honest a love of quips, quirks, puns, punnets, and pundigrions as Fuller the Worthy himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1673
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