[count] : a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested
▪ She made a pun. ▪ The delicatessen is sandwiched, if you'll pardon/excuse/forgive the pun, between two stores. ▪ She's a skillful pilot whose career has—no pun intended—really taken off. — often + on ▪ The name “Dew Drop Inn” is a pun on “do drop in.”
▪ She made a pun. ▪ The delicatessen is sandwiched, if you'll pardon/excuse/forgive the pun, between two stores. ▪ She's a skillful pilot whose career has—no pun intended—really taken off. — often + on ▪ The name “Dew Drop Inn” is a pun on “do drop in.”





