punny

[puhn-ee]

adjective

punnier, punniest 

1. having, involving, or characteristic of a pun.

Other Word Forms

• punnily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of punny¹

First recorded in 1960–65; pun + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Informed that the winless Bruins were holding a “Blue Out” against No. 7 Penn State on Saturday at the Rose Bowl, the trolls from the space formerly known as Twitter made plenty of forays into the punny business.

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The movie opened strong but came to feel like a tribute band that exists only because they came up with the perfect punny name.

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Helmed at a breakneck pace by Jeff Fowler, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is loud, chaotic and often corny, with a visual style that can only be described as “retina-searing,” but the script by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington is funny, punny and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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Blank inside and eight to a set, the cards have a design on the front that is reminiscent of a holiday sweater, with clawed critters a plenty accompanied by a couple of candles and the punny greeting, “Mazelsloth.”

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Bonus points for the very punny name, which translates to: “You Need Some Confidence”

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