Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pun intended

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
pun in-tend-ed
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

How to pronounce pun intended

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