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Punning

//ˈpʌnɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That makes or uses a pun.

    "The spoonerism "Burly Chassis" is a punning reference to Shirley Bassey's voluptuous figure."

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to pun. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a humorous play on words wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pun form-of, gerund, participle, present

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