Punnish

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of punish. alt-of, misspelling
Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or containing a pun; punny. uncommon

    "In the arrangement of the twenty-five games in this book there is method to the madness, as well as madness in the method. After the first chapters on the pervasive punnery in our lives come several games involving punnish signs and license plates that we see all around us."

Synonyms

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punny

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"In the arrangement of the twenty-five games in this book there is method to the madness, as well as madness in the method. After the first chapters on the pervasive punnery in our lives come several games involving punnish signs and license plates that we see all around us."

Etymology

pun + -ish

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