Joke and Pun

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Joke

Joke verb - To make jokes.

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Pun is a synonym for joke in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Pun" instead the word "Joke" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like jest, fun, kid, quip.

Nearby Words: joking, joker, jokey, joked, jokingly

Pun

Pun verb - Make a play on words.

Usage example: Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning

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Synonyms for Pun

Joke is a synonym for pun in play on words topic. You can use "Joke" instead the word "Pun" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as speech, quip.

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good	good joke	good pun
exact	exact joke	exact pun
elaborate	elaborate joke	elaborate pun
similar	similar joke	similar pun
Other adjectives: original, single, obvious, simple, stupid, small, big, great, little, bad, terrible, quick, subtle, clever, deliberate, new, silly, minor, funny, hilarious, last, occasional, intentional.

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Apologises a Lot: Has a tendency to apologize immediately after making a bad joke or pun, although this doesn't really apply to him in The Runaway Guys.

Source: Lets Play / Chuggaaconroy
Count Your Sheep: An adorable joke/pun-per-day webcomic about a girl, her mother and their imaginary sheep.

Source: Gag-per-Day Webcomics
Played with several times on Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the characters (usually Servo or Crow) would sheepishly explain a joke or Pun that they knew was bad.

Source: Don't Explain the Joke

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