Definition pun in American English

pun noun

[countable] noun

/pʌn/

a humorous use of a word that has two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, the joke 'When is a door not a door?' 'When it's ajar' depends on the fact that 'ajar' sounds like 'a jar'.

Synonyms and related words

joke pun innuendo

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