| 单词 | pun |
| 释义 | pun (once / 1915 pages) nv A pun is a play on words. If a bird flying overhead takes a poop on the cake you’re carrying, you could say “Isn’t that just the icing on the cake!” But only if you want to be punny. Friend of the double entendre and other witticisms, a pun is a comedic phrase that plays off of the sounds and double meanings of words. Puns can be quite clever, but often come off as silly, cheeseball attempts at humor. That's probably why any good comedian will tell you that "a pun is a short quip followed by a long groan." WORD FAMILYpun: punned, punning, puns, punster+/punning: punnings/punster: punsters USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s the break in their nose, how well they pun, where their morals lie, how they eat crisps. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) Wilson found Nabokov’s proclivity for punning intolerable and told him so repeatedly. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) The Haggler enjoys a silly pun as much as the next idiot, but this one was just wrong. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n a humorous play on words I do it for the pun of it Syn|Hyper paronomasia, punning, wordplay fun, play, sport verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) 2v make a play on words Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning Hyper jest, joke tell a joke; speak humorously |
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