💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Puns"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wordplaynoun | A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively. |
| witticismsnoun | a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger. |
| gagsnoun | A joke or other mischievous prank. |
| jokesnoun | (UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining. |
| punnynoun | (school slang) A punishment. |
| metaphorsnoun | (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used. |
| alliterationnoun | The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables. |
| similesnoun | the fifth album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. |
| quipsnoun | A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. |
| rhymingnoun | rhyme |
| limericksnoun | A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence. |
| slapsticknoun | (uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations. |
| groanernoun | (informal) A particularly egregious joke, especially a pun. |
| epigramsnoun | Twenty-nine epigrams are attributed to Plato, mostly in the Greek Anthology. |
| catchphrasesnoun | A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture. |
| malapropismnoun | (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. |
| sillinessnoun | (uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous. |
| jestsnoun | (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke. |
| japerynoun | Jesting, joking |
| allusionsnoun | An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned. |
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