pun intended

adverb

Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.
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APA

pun intended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pun%20intended

MLA

“pun intended.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pun%20intended. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pun intended,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pun%20intended.

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