The Clue
Calembour (3 letter answer)
The Answer
PUN
Tags
Notes
The answer PUN is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Equivoke
Equivoque
Groaner
Paronomasia
Witticism
Amuse with words
Bit of wit
Bit of wordplay
Cerf specialty
Groan provoker
Groan trigger
Homophone, maybe
Paronomastic witticism
Play on words
"The Santa Clause," for one
Smile producer
Wit's end?
Word play
Bit of Cerf humor
"Canoe row a boat?" is one
Cause of a smile, maybe
Certain bit of wit
Many an "Airplane!" gag
Many a crossword clue
"Poultry in motion," e.g.
"Queen of denial," e.g.
Sometimes it's funny
One of about 3,000 in Shakespeare's plays
Feature of many a Duchamp work
Feature of many a Ludacris lyric
It may involve a homophone
Knock-knock joke, e.g.
Knock-knock joke, essentially
"Let us spray," e.g.
"Queen of denial" for Queen of the Nile
It seldom made Cerf bored
Many a "?" clue in a crossword
So-called "lowest form of humor"
So-called "lowest form of wit"
Definition
PUN as a noun:
1. (pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia) = a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
PUN as a verb:
1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"