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What is the Difference Between a double entendre and a pun?
The words double entendre and pun are both about double meanings. Double entendre, in fact, originated in an obsolete expression in French, which means “double meaning.” The origins of pun are less certain, but it likely traces to the Italian word puntiglio meaning “fine point, quibble.” In English, double entendre refers to a double meaning in which one meaning is usually shocking or risqué in its sexual suggestiveness. Pun usually has more to do with silly or humorous double meanings than with anything sexually suggestive or lewd.
Examples of pun in a Sentence
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
The tester is allergic to down, and said the down alternative fill has the same lightweight, puffy (no pun intended) feel of down.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Filled to the brim with punning wordplay, theatrical allusions, and the delicious chaos of backstage maneuvering, Fifi Martingale is perhaps Rozier’s finest comedic take on the wild digressions and nick-of-time improvisations that comprise both art and life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
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“Pun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pun. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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