What is a pun? in literacy?

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Anabelle Short

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19 March, 23:59

What is a pun? in literacy?

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Jaidyn Mullins · Answer 1

a joke that explains the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Enrique · Answer 2

Riding in an elevator sure has its ups and downs would be an example. The oxford dictionary defines a pun as a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings, in other words, it is a play on words.