punny

English

From pun +‎ -y, possibly influenced by funny.

punny (comparative punnier, superlative punniest)

Resembling a pun; involving the use of a pun.
Synonym: (uncommon) punnish
- 2011 November 20, Maria Popova, “Artist Terry Border Places Everyday Objects in Romantic Scenarios”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:
  And though [Terry] Border's overly punny captions fall flat for me, the images themselves exude enough delight to make it all a treat.
- 2020 December 18, Alexandra Villarreal, “‘Like ants on sugar’: Covid-fatigued Texans shrug off mandates for holiday fun”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:
  Along Main Street, where crowds popped in and out of boutiques, one woman savored samples at the specialty food store. A punny T-shirt urging “SOCIALism DISTANCING” hung prominently in one of the shop windows […] .
- 2025 April 14, Eddy Frankel, “‘Gunshots were my obsession’: the nicked golden toilet’s creator on his new pump-action art”, in The Guardian‎^[3], →ISSN:
  This is typical [Maurizio] Cattelan, whose work toys with double meanings and punny juxtapositions, flirting with the boundaries between good and bad, to expose bigger truths.
(of a person) Fond of puns.
- 2014 May 30, Gary Nunn, “A good pun is its own reword”, in The Guardian‎^[4], →ISSN:
  From Battersea Flower Station to Blonde Dye Bleach, everyone wants to be punny. What's your favourite?
(of a pun) Funny. (Can we add an example for this sense? )
Synonym: puntastic

punny (plural punnies)