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- noun Plural form of
pun . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pun .
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Examples
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After that, keep going until the title puns become very bad, or until The Colour of Her Panties, whichever comes first.
New on Kindle: December 21st – 26th | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2008
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After that, keep going until the title puns become very bad, or until The Colour of Her Panties, whichever comes first.
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Sayanora, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking may not be as relentlessly intertextual as Ulysses, but this Japanese import is nearly as rich in puns, social commentary, pop-culture parody, and allusions to TV shows, novels, movies, and manga.
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Sayanora, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking may not be as relentlessly intertextual as Ulysses, but this Japanese import is nearly as rich in puns, social commentary, pop-culture parody, and allusions to TV shows, novels, movies, and manga.
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Of course, when economists use the words "market" and "effeciency" here they are trading in puns -- words only distantly related to the real world meaning of these words.
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In honor of the big day, we present a quiz that focuses on the word puns, word play and 'oh, my word!' moments that helped turn the film into the classic it has become.
Archive 2010-06-27 Bill Crider 2010
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I never know anymore when it's useful to use song title puns, as so many folks nowadays i.e., my kids ages — the oldest is 27 simply haven't heard some of the old AM-radio standards that Nancy and I grew up on.
By the Time I Get to Phoenix . . . Patrick Madrid 2008
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The undergraduate who instantly recognizes that enjoyment of puns is more representative of a computer scientist than of an accountant is also exhibiting high skill in a social and cultural judgment.
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Obligatory title puns: Love is in the air again, Love blossoms in spring, Love less likely to kill you.
DCist Kriston Capps 2010
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Bad title puns aside, the music scribe gig often leads to a ton of backlog.
The Big Takeover 2009
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