Pun

Pun

Meaning

"I wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn’t find one."

"Find" (locate) vs. "camouflage" (hidden).

"The duck said to the bartender, 'Put it on my bill.'"

"Bill" (duck’s beak) vs. "bill" (payment).

"The calendar’s days are numbered."

"Numbered" (counted) vs. "limited time left."

"I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough."

"Dough" (money) vs. "dough" (for baking).

"I’m reading a book about anti-gravity—it’s impossible to put down!"

"Put down" (stop reading) vs. "defy gravity."

"I tried to catch some fog, but I mist."

"Mist" (fog) vs. "missed" (failed to catch).

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

"Fruit flies" (insects) vs. "flies like" (moving fast).

"The scarecrow won an award because he was outstanding in his field."

"Outstanding" (excellent) vs. "standing in a field."

"Becoming a vegetarian was a huge missed steak."

"Missed steak" (mistake).

"A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat."

"Beat" (whisk eggs) vs. "beat" (defeat).

"I’m a big fan of wind energy."

"Fan" (admirer) vs. "fan" (device for wind).

"He got fired from the hotdog stand for putting his hair in a bun."

"Bun" (hairstyle) vs. "bun" (bread roll).

"Did you hear about the optometrist who fell into his lens grinder? He made a spectacle of himself."

"Spectacle" (scene) vs. "spectacles" (glasses).

"That math teacher is so mean, she doesn’t allow improper fractions!"

"Improper" (wrong) vs. "improper fractions" (math term).

"I met a girl at the vegetarian restaurant, but she had no taste."

"Taste" (preference) vs. "taste" (flavor).

"The golf course is so expensive, it’s a hole in one."

"Hole-in-one" (golf term) vs. "a hole in my wallet" (too expensive).

"The kleptomaniac didn’t understand puns. They just went over his head."

"Went over his head" (didn’t understand) vs. "stolen items over his head."

"The butcher was very mean. He had a lot of beef with people."

"Beef" (conflict) vs. "beef" (meat).

"I stayed up all night wondering where the sun had gone, but then it dawned on me."

"Dawned" (realized) vs. "dawn" (morning).

Pun

Meaning

"The baseball team was on strike."

"Strike" (protest) vs. "strike" (hit the ball).

"The elephant packed his trunk."

"Trunk" (suitcase) vs. "trunk" (elephant’s nose).

"The chef had a lot on his plate."

"Plate" (food dish) vs. "plate" (responsibilities).

"I don’t trust stairs because they’re always up to something."

"Up to something" (suspicious) vs. "stairs go up."

"I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind."

"Changed my mind" (decided differently) vs. "changed my brain."

"The wind was blowing leaves, but the tree left too."

"Leaves" (foliage) vs. "left" (departed).

"When the clock was hungry, it went back four seconds."

"Four seconds" (time) vs. "for seconds" (extra food).

"The musician didn’t make much money because he kept blowing his notes."

"Notes" (money) vs. "notes" (musical sound).

"I used to be a banker, but I lost interest."

"Lost interest" (money) vs. "lost interest" (bored).

"He broke up with his girlfriend because she had too many issues."

"Issues" (magazines) vs. "issues" (problems).

"I used to be a teacher, but I lost my class."

"Class" (students) vs. "class" (style).

"I wrote a novel about a train conductor—it’s a real page-turner."

"Page-turner" (exciting book) vs. "train turning pages (joke)."

"The golfer made an eagle and was flying high."

"Eagle" (golf term) vs. "eagle" (bird).

"The watch store had a lot of second-hand items."

"Second-hand" (used) vs. "second hand" (clock part).

"I used to be a pilot, but I had too many hang-ups."

"Hang-ups" (issues) vs. "hanging planes."

"The artist had a stroke of genius."

"Stroke" (art technique) vs. "stroke" (smart idea).

"The marathon runner was on track for success."

"Track" (race course) vs. "track" (goal path).

"The fisherman caught a bass, but he couldn’t find the treble."

"Bass" (fish) vs. "bass" (low music tone).

"The rock climber reached new heights."

"Heights" (success) vs. "heights" (mountains).

Pun

Meaning

"I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough, so I kneaded a new job."

"Dough" (money/bread) & "kneaded" (needed).

"A thief who stole a calendar got 12 months."

"12 months" (punishment/calendar).

"The overweight psychic had a four-chin telling ability."

"Four-chin" (fortune).

"The duck went to the doctor and said, ‘I think I have the flu.’ The doctor replied, ‘You should be quacking up!’"

"Quacking up" (laughing/duck sound).

"Becoming a vegetarian is a huge missed steak."

"Missed steak" (mistake).

"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."

"Struck" (idea/lightning).

"I told my suitcase that there will be no vacations this year. Now I’m dealing with emotional baggage."

"Baggage" (luggage/emotions).

"The cat ate the ball of yarn… she had mittens."

"Mittens" (kitten paws/mittens).

"When the window fell into the soup, it became a pane in the glass."

"Pane" (window pain).

"I used to be a math teacher, but I had too many problems."

"Problems" (math/personal).

"The butcher backed into his meat grinder and got a little behind in his work."

"Behind" (late/body part).

"My will is weak, but my won't is strong."

"Won't" (wordplay on "willpower").

"I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I’m OK, but I feel like I’ve dyed a little inside."

"Dyed" (coloring/died).

"The kleptomaniac didn’t understand puns. They just went over his head."

"Went over" (didn’t get it/stolen over head).

"The scarecrow got promoted because he was outstanding in his field."

"Outstanding" (great/literally standing).

"The guy who fell onto the upholstery machine was fully recovered."

"Recovered" (healed/reupholstered).

"My dog is a great musician. He has perfect paws."

"Paws" (pause/dog feet).

"The barber won the competition by a hair."

"By a hair" (just barely/literal hair).

"I told my wife she should embrace her mistakes. She gave me a hug."

"Embrace" (accept/hug).

Pun

Description

🍕 A pizza shop called "Slice Slice Baby."

Reference to "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice.

🥚 A sign on an egg carton: "Egg-cellent Quality!"

"Excellent" sounds like "Egg-cellent."

🎩 A hat store named "Hat's Off to You!"

"Hats off" (salute/respect) & hats.

☕ A café named "Brewed Awakening."

"Rude awakening" vs. "Brewed Awakening" (coffee).

🏡 A realtor’s sign: "Home Sweet Home!"

"Sweet" as in cozy & literal homes.

📞 A phone store named "Cell-ebrate Good Times!"

"Celebrate" vs. "Cell" (cellphone).

📚 A bookstore called "Read It and Weep."

"Read it and weep" (idiom) & reading books.

🌵 A cactus shop called "Succ It Up!"

"Suck it up" vs. "Succ" (succulent plants).

🍞 A bakery named "Bread Zeppelin."

Led Zeppelin (band) + bread.

🏁 A car racing event called "Speed Dating."

"Speed" (fast cars) & dating event.

🍉 A fruit shop called "Melon-choly Market."

"Melancholy" (sadness) & Melon (fruit).

🚙 A car repair shop called "Auto Correct."

Auto (cars) & auto-correct (typing).

🧥 A thrift store named "Second Hand Clothing."

"Secondhand" (used clothes) & literal hands.

🛑 A car sign: "Don’t stop believing."

Journey's song + road stop sign.

🍌 A fruit stand called "Banana for Scale."

Internet joke about using bananas for size comparison.

🥜 A peanut store named "Nut-thing But the Best!"

"Nothing but the best" vs. Nut-thing.

🥔 A potato restaurant called "Spud-tacular!"

"Spectacular" + Spud (potato).

🍕 A pizzeria called "Doughn't Stop Believin'."

"Don’t Stop Believing" + Dough.

🎬 A film studio called "Reel Deal."

"Real deal" + Reel (film reels).

Pun

Description

"Infinity is a concept that goes on forever… just like this sentence."

The joke never ends, like infinity.

"I have a fear of speed bumps, but I’m slowly getting over it."

"Getting over" (fear) vs. "getting over" speed bumps.

"I told my friend 10 jokes to make him laugh. Sadly, no pun in ten did."

"No pun intended" vs. "No pun in ten did."

"I love pressing F5. It’s so refreshing."

F5 = Refresh (computer joke).

"Why don’t programmers like nature? It has too many bugs."

"Bugs" (insects) vs. "bugs" (software errors).

"I used to be a banker, but I lost interest. And then I started investing in jokes, but they never paid off."

Two financial puns in one.

"I have a joke about construction, but I’m still working on it."

Still working on construction & joke.

"I know a guy who’s a fantastic pun writer… but no one gets his jokes. I guess he just has a way with words. Or… a way without words!"

Looping wordplay.

"I tried making a belt out of watches… but it was a waist of time."

"Waist" (body part) vs. "waste" of time.

"I wanted to write about recursion, but to understand it, you first have to understand recursion."

Recursive joke—it explains itself!

"I stayed up all night trying to figure out where the sun went. Then it dawned on me!"

"Dawned" (realized) & dawn (morning).

"I once told a chemistry joke… but I got no reaction."

"Reaction" (science & response).

"A plateau is the highest form of flattery."

Flattery (compliment) vs. Plateau (flat).

"I used to be a baker, but I got tired of the daily grind."

"Grind" (hard work) & grinding flour.

"I told my clock joke twice… It was second to none!"

"Second" (time & ranking).

Pun

Book/Author

"Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York."

Richard III – William Shakespeare (Plays on "sun" (star) and "son" (descendant).)

"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."

Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare (Pun on "grave" meaning serious vs. a burial site.)

"A broken pencil is pointless."

Anonymous (Pun on "pointless" meaning without a point or without meaning.)

Pun

Meaning

"I'm on a seafood diet. I see food and eat it."

Plays on "seafood" (fish) vs. "see food" (looking at food).

"I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands."

"By ear" means without reading music, but also refers to using ears literally.

"Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field."

"Outstanding" means both excellent and literally standing in a field.

Pun

Source

"You're my density… I mean, my destiny."

Back to the Future (Wordplay on "density" and "destiny.")

"May the Fourth be with you."

Star Wars (Pun on "May the Force be with you" and the date May 4th.)

"Lettuce turnip the beet."

Music & Posters (Plays on "Let us turn up the beat" and vegetables.)

Pun

Business Name

"Knead the Dough Bakery"

A bakery (Pun on "knead" (bread-making) and "need" (require money).)

"Planet of the Grapes"

A wine shop (Pun on Planet of the Apes and grapes for wine.)

"Egg-cellent Breakfast Café"

A breakfast restaurant (Pun on "excellent" and "egg.")