Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pun

1 sense of pun

Sense 1
pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia -- (a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her")
       => fun, play, sport -- (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pun

1 sense of pun

Sense 1
pun -- (make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning")
       => joke, jest -- (tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious")