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pun

(p/@/n )

a humorous play on words(noun.communication)

Example:
I do it for the pun of it.
His constant punning irritated her.

Synonym:
paronomasia, punning, wordplay

source: wordnet30
A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a play on words(verb.creation)

Example:
Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning.

source: wordnet30
To pound.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.(verb)

source: webster1913
To persuade or affect by a pun.(verb)

source: webster1913

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