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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Punning.

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Examples

  • I cannot do without your daily/weekly does of punnage.

    Pass the Puns, Please @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy 2007

  • I'm not sure I love it enough to spend $70 on it, but the memories will never fade of that awful punnage.

    Warning to Canadian Briscovites Jaime J. Weinman 2006

  • In the spirit of Stephen's "Exponent" (sans punnage) I'd like to offer "Factor" (from the Latin root for "craftsman, one who makes things") for those working to advance the Singularity and guide its eventual shape.

    The Speculist: Name Wanted 2005

  • Top-drawer punnage there! by Foz @ January 11, 2010, 1: 55 PM

    Sub Pop Records, The Big Bag of Beans Richard Laing 2010

  • Backstreet Boys and "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey, points out Giz editor and all-around weirdo Jason Chen, which I must admit is some excellent cosmic CPR / BPM punnage.

    Gizmodo Kyle VanHemert 2010

  • Our goal: to test the outermost limits of obvious punnage, dental humor, old lame catchphrases, and stories about snowshoe racing champions who have no legs.

    Deadspin 2009

  • After all, swiveling does have advantages beyond mere punnage: The feature makes it easier to install audio and video components against walls, without putting too much ...

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • It isn't that Wilson is as much of a pushover as House goads him into believing he is, but rather that he is a different kind of doctor in a way that makes him ill-suited to play House (you can tell that I haven't written about the show in a long time considering the volume of punnage taking place inadvertantly).

    Cultural Learnings 2009

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