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pun intended

pun intended adverb: used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.

Adverb

pun intended

  1. Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.

Questions about pun intended

What does pun intended mean?
Pun intended means used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.
What part of speech is pun intended?
Pun intended is an adverb.

Words near pun intended in the dictionary

  1. pumy
  2. pumy stone
  3. pumy stones
  4. Pumé
  5. pun
  6. pun intended
  7. pun-off
  8. pun-offs
  9. puna
  10. puna tinamou
  11. puna tinamous

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