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Meanings of wordplay in English
Portuguese
calembur Catalan
joc de paraules Synonyms
Examples for "pun"
Examples for "pun"
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Facebook really, really wants you to give VR a go-nopun intended.
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A pun, my father always says, is the lowest form of humor.
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And the ruffian chuckled in a half-covert manner at his own pun.
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I admire anyone who can bypass an obvious pun, ignoring it completely.
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And he smiled in a sly self-satisfied way at his pious pun.
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There is a certain playfulness and punning in many of the works.
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The following specimen of his punning Latin is addressed to an orchard-pilferer:-
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Carson Kressley should be held responsible for the insufferable punning.
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My deep ancestors included elaborate punning in the highest of their literary forms.
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And now, please apply your punning powers to the gent above.
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The following lines are a strong example of the taste of those times for the Punn and Paronomasia.
Usage of wordplay in English
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AZ: Just us being sharp with wordplay and keeping each other sharp.
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Standards of wordplay appear to have declined over the last four centuries.
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She is known for her clever, often humorous, wordplay and identity-politics themes.
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Yet Clark colours these 12 stories with clever wordplay, wit and empathy.
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Rhythm I've now realised has usually come before wordplay in my poetry.
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She can go toe-to-toe with any rapper with her delivery and wordplay.
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Patient A developed interest in wordplay and generated a large volume of poetry.
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I had the lyrics and wordplay, but the delivery needed work.
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Although known for her incredible vocal range, Jennifer's wordplay ain't too bad either.
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But I know what Esther means and I'm too tired for clever wordplay.
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Thus, his survival as a child was linked with linguistic coincidence and wordplay.
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That iconic line Star Wars Day began as a clever bit of wordplay.
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I think his wordplay, whether he is singing or rhyming, is top notch.
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In part because he liked wordplay, he played with the word.
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If my wordplay offends you, tell me to go to hell.
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That there's a lot of wordplay, and often the story is about thwarted love.
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