Associations to the word «Pun»

Wiktionary

PUN, verb. (transitive) To beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.
PUN, noun. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
PUN, verb. To make or tell a pun; make a play on words.

Dictionary definition

PUN, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".
PUN, verb. Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning".

Wise words

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao-Tzu