punny
Americanadjective
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Between 2007 and 2015, the trio starred in four movies featuring computer-generated chipmunks and bearing punny titles like “The Squeakquel,” “The Road Chip” and “Chipwrecked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The movie opened strong but came to feel like a tribute band that exists only because they came up with the perfect punny name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025
The word is simple, punny, self-explanatory, and even historically significant.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024
In a marked departure from today’s raucous and punny picket lines, the guilds did not picket or demonstrate, according to contemporaneous articles that called the nature of the strikes “firm but polite.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
The pseudo-feminist song that she sings during a fashion show, “Shape of Things to Come,” is a painfully punny inspirational poster masquerading as a piece of music.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
We’ll withhold judgment for now on the magenta lighting scheme and the punniest nickname.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2018
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