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pun

noun as in play on words

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"I think it's made me more empathetic. It's opened up my eyes, pun intended, to understand disabilities for other people."

From BBC

The text exchange and horrific pun triggered a huge fight.

Hazel’s giant tail keeps harassing him and she clacks her teeth, shakes as if frozen in front of an oncoming car, and makes more “nuts” puns than you might expect.

He also mentioned “attacking food prices by going after some of these anti-competitive mergers ... attacking climate change by continuing our investment in renewable energy, and also really diving into the water issue. No pun intended.”

The pair then ran through a series of puns on Harris' name, with the vice president pledging to "end the dramala."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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