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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjeu de mots
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒø də mɔ
"Il a fait un jeu de mots spirituel pendant la réunion."
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A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
"The comedian's opening joke was a clever pun that made the whole audience groan and laugh."
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To make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
"He just couldn't resist the urge to pun whenever a serious conversation started."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived in the mid-17th century as an abbreviation of the obsolete word 'puntilio', but also influenced by the French 'pointer' meaning to point. It quickly established itself in English as a humorous rhetorical device exploiting multiple meanings of a term.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pun" is said worldwide
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jeu de mots
Transliteration: ʒø də mɔ
"Il a fait un jeu de mots spirituel pendant la réunion."
Wortspiel
Transliteration: ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl
"Sein Witz basierte auf einem cleveren Wortspiel."
gioco di parole
Transliteration: ˈdʒɔːko di paˈrole
"La battuta conteneva un simpatico gioco di parole."
juego de palabras
Transliteration: ˈxweɣo ðe paˈlaβɾas
"El chiste se basaba en un divertido juego de palabras."
trocadilho
Transliteration: tɾokaˈdiʎu
"Ele contou uma piada com um trocadilho inteligente."
शब्द-श्लेष
Transliteration: shabd-shlesh
"उसकी बात में एक मजेदार शब्द-श्लेष था।"
双关语
Transliteration: shuāngguānyǔ
"这个笑话巧妙地利用了一个双关语。"
말장난
Transliteration: maljangnan
"그는 유머러스한 말장난으로 친구들을 웃겼다."
シャレ
Transliteration: share
"彼のユーモアのあるシャレにはいつも笑わされる。"
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