Meaning & use
punny
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Full of or characterized by puns; playfully making use of wordplay.
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The bakery's punny sign read, 'We knead you to try our bread.'
His punny sense of humor made the meeting more entertaining than usual.
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An informal word, common in casual writing and advertising rather than formal contexts.
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