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What is the noun for puns?

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pun
  1. (Korean units of measure) Alternative form of bun: a Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. equivoque, wordplay, quip, innuendo, paronomasia, witticism, calembour, ambiguity, amphibology, carriwitchet, clench, pivot, quibble, clinch, conundrum, nick, pundigrion, whim, conceit, gag, jest, joke, double meaning, double entendre, bon mot, play on words, jeu de mots, double entente, suggested meaning, figurative expression, figure of speech, equivocality, suggestiveness, equivocation, equivocal, trope, metaphor, simile, image, imagery … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He pointed out that the stumpy barkeep was short, then struggled to keep his frown from flipping into a grin at this not-so-subtle pun.”
pun
  1. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. equivoque, wordplay, quip, innuendo, paronomasia, witticism, calembour, ambiguity, amphibology, carriwitchet, clench, pivot, quibble, clinch, conundrum, nick, pundigrion, whim, conceit, gag, jest, joke, double meaning, double entendre, bon mot, play on words, jeu de mots, double entente, suggested meaning, figurative expression, figure of speech, equivocality, suggestiveness, equivocation, equivocal, trope, metaphor, simile, image, imagery … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He pointed out that the stumpy barkeep was short, then struggled to keep his frown from flipping into a grin at this not-so-subtle pun.”
punnology
  1. The art or practice of punning; paronomasia.
punnery
  1. The act or art of creating puns.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. paronomasia, punning, quip, wit, wordplay
  3. Examples:
      4. “The punnery displayed by the stand-up comedian left the audience in fits of laughter throughout the entire show.”
      “Note the tautology in the first sentence, the feeble attempt at punnery.”
punning
  1. The action of the verb to pun.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. puns, repartee, wit, badinage, banter, wordplay, paronomasia, witticisms, play on words, punnery, quip, raillery, jesting, joshing, quips, backchat, chaff, pleasantry, persiflage, teasing, witticism, pun, joking, give-and-take, equivoque, drollery, crosstalk, ripostes, sallies, bon mot, witty remarks, witty conversation, bons mots, kidding, ribbing, chaffing, mockery, double entendre, double meaning, jeu de mots, joke, sally, amphibology, satire, calembour, wisecracks, jocularity, swordplay, wittiness, bantering … more
punster
  1. A person who makes puns.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humorist, comedian, comic, wag, joker, jester, wit, card, jokester, clown, droll, gagster, farceur, gagman, wisecracker, gagger, funnyman, cutup, caution, comedienne, hoot, entertainer, dag, laugh, satirist, joculator, scream, riot, jokesmith, funny man, funny woman, stand-up comic, barrel of laughs, stand-up, comic writer, writer of comedy, stand-up comedian, quipster, trickster, funster, prankster, buffoon, kidder, fool, life of the party, banana, stooge, zany, actor, josher … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mr. Deskey was a skilled amateur photographer and electronics wizard and a punster.”
      “Brooke, delighted with language and exploring all its possibilities, is a helpless punster.”
      “The cadet had his revenge, however, for the superintendent was afterwards known as The punster.”
punnings
  1. plural of punning
  2. Synonyms:
      3. repartee, wit, badinage, banter, wordplay, paronomasias, plays on words, punnery, quips, witticisms, puns, punning, paronomasia, play on words, raillery, quip, jesting, joshing, backchat, chaff, pleasantry, persiflage, teasing, witticism, pun, joking, give-and-take, equivoque, drollery, crosstalk, ripostes, sallies, bon mot, witty remarks, witty conversation, bons mots, kidding, ribbing, chaffing, mockery, double entendre, double meaning, jeu de mots, joke, sally, amphibology, satire, calembour, wisecracks, jocularity … more
punsters
  1. plural of punster
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humorists, comedians, comics, wags, jokers, jesters, wit, card, jokesters, clowns, drolls, gagsters, farceurs, gagmen, wisecrackers, gaggers, funnymen, cutups, caution, comediennes, hoots, entertainers, dags, laughs, satirists, joculators, screams, riots, jokesmiths, barrels of laughs, stand-up, quipsters, tricksters, funsters, fools, pranksters, buffoons, kidders, second bananas, joshers, top bananas, stooges, banana, actors, zanies, madcaps, punners, show-offs, character, epigrammatists … more
puns
  1. plural of pun
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wit, repartee, raillery, wordplay, witticisms, pleasantry, joke, wisecrack, quip, quips, sally, burlesque, levity, satire, jokes, aphorism, lark, prank, pun, whimsicality, bon mot, banter, badinage, punning, pranks, wisecracks, aphorisms, larks, bons mots, pleasantries, sallies, paronomasia, play on words, persiflage, mockery, joshing, chaff, jesting, joking, backchat, witticism, chaffing, teasing, drollery, give-and-take, humor, humour, crosstalk, caricature, ripostes … more
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