punnyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌni/, U.S.

/ˈpəni/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pun n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < pun n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Characterized by or favouring puns or punning; consisting of or containing a pun or puns.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] > of puns

quibbling1624

allusive1655

paronomastical1664

punnic1719

punny1722

punnical1731

paronomastic1811

paronomasial1823

biverbal1826

punnable1840

paronomasian1890

paronomasiastic1902

1722 Burnbank & George Fachney’s Last Shift (single sheet) Once more their mighty Fates I must rehearse, Not in course Doggrel, but in lofty Verse. While punny Rogues practise their snacking Trade, To mean Attempts and Shifts by Instinct led.

1874 Publishers' Weekly 24 Jan. 87/2 Rev. Dr. Isaac Handy, of Virginia, is to tell about his fifteen months' imprisonment at Fort Delaware, in a book with the punny title ‘United States Bonds’.

1934 ELH 1 173 These hodge-podge plays..picked ceaselessly in their punny fun-making upon artificialities (death speeches, asides, coincidences) in the classic English dramas.

1977 Time Out 28 Jan. 17/2 Risqué, funny and predictably punny.

1992 Washington City Paper 14 Feb. 21/1 Punny headline writers had the time of their lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punny
释义	punnyadj. Brit. /ˈpʌni/, U.S. /ˈpəni/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pun n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < pun n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Characterized by or favouring puns or punning; consisting of or containing a pun or puns. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] > of puns quibbling1624 allusive1655 paronomastical1664 punnic1719 punny1722 punnical1731 paronomastic1811 paronomasial1823 biverbal1826 punnable1840 paronomasian1890 paronomasiastic1902 1722 Burnbank & George Fachney’s Last Shift (single sheet) Once more their mighty Fates I must rehearse, Not in course Doggrel, but in lofty Verse. While punny Rogues practise their snacking Trade, To mean Attempts and Shifts by Instinct led. 1874 Publishers' Weekly 24 Jan. 87/2 Rev. Dr. Isaac Handy, of Virginia, is to tell about his fifteen months' imprisonment at Fort Delaware, in a book with the punny title ‘United States Bonds’. 1934 ELH 1 173 These hodge-podge plays..picked ceaselessly in their punny fun-making upon artificialities (death speeches, asides, coincidences) in the classic English dramas. 1977 Time Out 28 Jan. 17/2 Risqué, funny and predictably punny. 1992 Washington City Paper 14 Feb. 21/1 Punny headline writers had the time of their lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1722
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