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The correct spelling is pun.
How to pronounce pun
/pʌn/
nounIPA: /pʌn/
Say it like: Pun
The correct spelling is pun. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused. For example: "The pun is the lowest form of wit."
Usage Examples
“The pun is the lowest form of wit.”
“We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
- 2.A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
verb
- 1.To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
- 2.To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
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