Added after a pun, a play on words mostly for a comic reception. Usually someone adds 'pun intended' when the pun isn't so clear, or to emphasize the pun.
Usually in brackets: (pun intended)
See also:
no pun intended npi
Usually in brackets: (pun intended)
See also:
no pun intended npi
by jimmybone d April 22, 2008
Pun intended. (and now acknowledged)
Jack: "At least the farmer made it back to his roots. No pun intended."
Jill: "There's no chance that pun was unintentional."
Jack: "Yeah, I know. I just instantly feel like an annoying asshole."
Jill: "Good, you should."
Jill: "There's no chance that pun was unintentional."
Jack: "Yeah, I know. I just instantly feel like an annoying asshole."
Jill: "Good, you should."
by placeholderhandle June 17, 2015
by Boundlesslife December 09, 2010
An expression to clarify the use of a pun in a previous statement. Most often employed when a speaker does not trust his audience to recognize the pun on its own.
A pun is its own reword (pun intended).
by Glest January 31, 2010
1. the act of discovering a pun by sheer coincidence and announcing the find.
2. the act of deliberately making a pun and feeling embarassed that it can't be taken back
2. the act of deliberately making a pun and feeling embarassed that it can't be taken back
by dan trainor March 20, 2007
Karen and I had a pun off in which she failed miserable.
A colleague fell ill with a peeing issue and I told her urine trouble thus winning the pun off.
A colleague fell ill with a peeing issue and I told her urine trouble thus winning the pun off.
by TheGentlemen June 11, 2014