Definitions

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  • noun A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.

Etymologies

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Blend of daffy and definition

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  • An illustration defines it best: daffynition of 'beauty parlor': a place where women curl up and dye.

    January 6, 2007

  • Curl Up And Dye, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

    November 8, 2008