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   pun

   /pʌn/

   noun

   • 1. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings: "the Railway Society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in life"

   verb

   • 1. make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word: "his first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘Handel with care’ and ‘Haydn go seek’"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete pundigrion, as a fanciful alteration of punctilio.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

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