pun
/pʌn/noun
उच्चारण पन
श्लेष, शब्द-क्रीड़ा (द्विअर्थी शब्द का चतुर या हास्यपूर्ण प्रयोग)
Core word
noun
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[C] ~ (on sth)
the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same
श्लेष, शब्द-क्रीड़ा (द्विअर्थी शब्द का चतुर या हास्यपूर्ण प्रयोग)
- 'Seven days without water make one weak' is a pun on 'week' and 'weak'.
- The headline was a clever pun on the minister's name.
- The shop's name, 'Hair Today', is a pun on the saying 'here today'.
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- He groaned at his uncle's terrible puns.
- Newspaper headlines often use a pun to catch the reader's eye.
Synonyms play on words wordplay double entendre
verb
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[I] ~ (on sth)
to make a pun
श्लेष करना, शब्दों से खेलना
- He punned on the word 'bear' throughout his speech.
- The comedian punned on the word 'flour' all evening.
- The poet liked to pun on the two meanings of the word 'light'.
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- She punned on the word 'tire' during the talk.
- He punned about the 'sole' of the shoemaker.
◇Word family
punster noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
play on words wordplay double entendre
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General knowledge
In Indian poetics, a pun is close to shlesh alankar, where one word carries two meanings at once.
भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र में pun श्लेष अलंकार के निकट है, जिसमें एक ही शब्द एक साथ दो अर्थ देता है।