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PUNSPUNSPUNSPUNS.  A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound.

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1 PUNSPUNSPUNSPUNS

2  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.

3  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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5  A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. From the Pun of the Day Site

6  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

7 but what would be the point?

8  To write with a broken pencil is…. pointless. From the Pun of the Day Site

9  A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. From the Pun of the Day Site

10  Never lie to an x-ray technician. They can see right through you. From the Pun of the Day Site

11  The shoes are stocking me. I see them everywhere. From the Pun of the Day Site I am going to get you!!!

12  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOr- Hff3SU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOr- Hff3SU  Click on link.

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15  Medical Professionals  Education Professionals  Computer Techs  Star Trekkies  High School Kids

16 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".

17  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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20  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.

21  Author’s use colorful exaggerations to add interest to a story.

22  “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”

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