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A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry Glossary) A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
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I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang…. but eventually it came back to me. From the Pun of the Day Site From (Duncan - Victoria, BC)
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A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. From the Pun of the Day Site
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Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat says to the other, “You stay here, I'll go on a head.” From the Pun of the Day Site
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but what would be the point?
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To write with a broken pencil is…. pointless. From the Pun of the Day Site
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A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. From the Pun of the Day Site
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Never lie to an x-ray technician. They can see right through you. From the Pun of the Day Site
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The shoes are stocking me. I see them everywhere. From the Pun of the Day Site I am going to get you!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOr- Hff3SU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOr- Hff3SU Click on link.
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Medical Professionals Education Professionals Computer Techs Star Trekkies High School Kids
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FOOTBALL JARGON Examples of football jargon are: "audible", "blitz", "clipping", "down", "end zone", "goal line", "hand-off", "kickoff", "loose ball", "man-in- motion", "offside", "picked off", "recovery", "scrambling", "territory", and "touchdown".
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Airball Boards Double Double/Triple Double Nothing But Net Stuffed Swish Trifecta Windex Man/Woman Break his/her ankles Crack-crack
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
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Author’s use colorful exaggerations to add interest to a story.
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“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”
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