daffynition

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of daffy (mad; eccentric) +‎ definition

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Examples
  • apéritif: A set of dentures. (a-pair-of-teeth)
  • buccaneer: Too much to pay for corn. (buck-an-ear)
  • propaganda: A gentlemanly goose. (proper-gander)

daffynition (plural daffynitions)

  1. A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.
    • 1980, Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, The Joy of Lex: How to Have Fun with 860,341,500 Words, New York: Morrow, →ISBN, page 269:
      Daffynitions appear in fictionaries, not dictionaries, and they add hidden dimensions to the words they describe.

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