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Definition of a pun: "A pun, or paronomasia, is a form of word play that deliberately exploits ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect" A pun is basically a play on words, like in the joke, "Where do cows go on a Saturday nite? The moooovies." Moooovies is a pun.
- A man with one hand is in the store shopping and he keeps dropping his bag. A women asks, "Can I give you a hand?" She is not trying to be funny, nor is she offereing to literally give him a hand, but is only making an offer of help to the man.
- A manager at a company is very heavy. One day he comes in with an auditor who is evaluating how the manager runs his department. The manager sees a number of things that are unacceptable, and he starts dressing down his workers in harsh tones. "I've told you guys that we do this and we do that and we do the other, and you still don't get it. Please follow my instructions and get those things done in the way I've aske you to do them!"
- The auditor looks at the manager and says, "I've got to hand it to you, and, no pun intended, you really know how to throw your weight around."
- The word "weight" here refers to the manager's authority in his department, and not to the extra pounds he carries. [This is offered to make the point. It would be in bad taste to say something like that to someone who is overweight.]
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What does the slang no punt intended mean?
The phrase "no punt intended" is a play on the common phrase "no pun intended." It is used to humorously point out that a pun was unintended, often after making a comment that inadvertently includes a pun.
What does PHUN mean when used in the sentence NO PHUN INTENDED?
it is yet another play on words. it means no pun intended
What does no racist pun intended mean?
The person is asking permission to make a racist comment. It is sort of a disclaimer.
Sentence using pun?
I am banking on Westpac lending me the money-no pun intended! I like writing answers, I do it for the pun of it.
What does it mean after being laid by him twice and still he is not ready for a relationship?
You're getting screwed over. No pun intended.
What does i hope you go to hell mean?
It quite literally means that someone hopes that you to go to hell. No pun or sarcasm intended in the statement.
Do you think Kaylee is a nice name?
Your mom did. No pun intended.
What is the most overrated sexual position?
That depends on the couple. (pun intended)
What is a sentence for pun?
If I had a nickel for every time I had to scold my kids, I could retire; no pun intended. That is a great sentence for the word pun since it refers to the humorous use of a word or phrase.
What does pun mean as in no pun intended?
A pun is a phrase or word that makes humour by relying on the different meanings of a word or words with similar sounds. A pun is often referred to as the lowest form of humour, and unlike jokes is often greeted with groans not laughter.Examples of puns would be:Did you hear about the optometrist who fell into a lens grinder and made a spectacle of himself?There were two ocean tankers that collided. One was hauling red paint, one had blue paint. . At last report, the captains were marooned.Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted.No pun intended implies that a factual statement could be interpreted as a joke or pun, but that was not the intent:Detective one: Looks like he was drowned in this vat of refrigerated blood at the slaughterhouse!Detective two: Really? He was killed in cold blood? No pun intended!
What is a four letter word for a type of pine wood?
HARD
Do you say none taken if someone says no pun intended?
Only when drunk
