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"That's what I call toeing a man out of trouble," punned Dick, in the general relief that followed.

We punned on Buonaparte and his gunboats, chalked his effigy on stage-coaches, and published the same in prints.

Six years afterwards, Coke was sent to the Tower, and then they punned against him in English.

At her wedding breakfast in Alexandria she punned merrily about the postponement of their union.

This is a painful example of how unlucky it is to have a name that can be punned upon.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to punned, such as: banter, laugh, quip, chaff, deceive, and deride.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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