# Pun Examples

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Published: 2010-10-29T05:54:08
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Pun examples help to understand this exciting figure of speech better. Given below are a few pun examples that spell out what a pun is and how to use it...

The English language is full of different figures of speech which add to its beauty. One such figure of speech example is a pun. A pun is a type of word play wherein one word has two meanings. This gives an ambiguity to the sentence which is purposely added for a humorous or rhetorical effect. Given below are a few pun examples that will help you understand this widely used figure of speech better.

## Pun Examples for Kids

Pun Examples for Kids

-   A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
-   A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.
-   At a hearing aid center: ‘Let us give you some sound advice.’
-   I wanted to be a stenographer, but they told me they are not short-handed at the moment.
-   Without geometry, life is pointless.
-   Dieting is a matter of life and breadth.
-   I considered going into the ministry but I didn’t have an altar ego.
-   Speaking ill of the dead is a grave mistake.
-   At a pizza shop: 7 days without pizza makes one weak.
-   On a Scientist’s door: Gone Fission.
-   At the electric company: We would be delighted if you send in your bill. However, if you don’t, you will be.
-   Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused his dentist’s Novocain during root canal work? He wanted to transcend dental medication.
-   A neutron walks into a bar. “I’d like a beer” he says. The bartender promptly serves up a beer. “How much will that be?” asks the neutron. “For you?” replies the bartender, “no charge”.

## Funny Pun Examples

Funny Pun Examples

-   Did you hear about the optometrist who fell into a lens grinder and made a spectacle of himself?
-   Doctors tell us there are over seven million people who are overweight. These, of course, are only round figures.
-   Old electricians never die, they just lose contact.
-   There were two ships. One had red paint, one had blue paint. They collided. At last report, the survivors were marooned.
-   I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him $50 that he couldn’t reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, “No, the steaks are too high.”
-   I fired my masseuse today. She just rubbed me the wrong way.
-   Old investors never die, they just roll over.
-   Old laser physicists never die, they just become incoherent.
-   This duck walks into a bar and orders a beer. “Four bucks,” says the bartender. “Put it on my bill.”
-   Old limbo dancers never die, they just go under.
-   Old number theorists never die, they just get past their prime.
-   Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted.

## Cool Pun Examples

Cool Pun Examples

-   Old owls never die, they just don’t give a hoot.
-   I went to a seafood disco rave last week and pulled a mussel.
-   I was on an elevator the other day, and the operator kept calling me “son”. I said, “Why do you call me ‘son’? You’re not my father.” He said, “I brought you up, didn’t I?”
-   Which president was least guilty? Lincoln. He is in a cent.
-   Old seers never die, they just lose their vision.
-   Diet slogan: Are you going the wrong weigh?
-   Old steelmakers never die, they just lose their temper.
-   Old students never die, they just get degraded.
-   Old tanners never die, they just go into hiding.
-   What did the coach say to his losing team of snakes? You can’t venom all.

## Famous Pun Examples

Famous Pun Examples

-   I used to look for gold, but it didn’t pan out.
-   I used to be a banker, but lost interest in the work.
-   I used to be a baker, but I didn’t make enough dough.
-   I used to be a blackjack host, but was offered a better deal.
-   I used to work for Budweiser, but then I got canned.
-   I used to be a butler, but found the work wasn’t my cup of tea.
-   I used to be a carpenter, but then I got bored.
-   I used to be a doctor, but then I lost patients.
-   I used to be a hotel clerk, but then I had reservations.
-   I used to be a marathon runner, but couldn’t stand the agony of de feet.
-   I used to be a railroad conductor, but my boss found out I wasn’t trained.
-   I used to be a road digger, but I got re-trenched.
-   I used to be a sanitation engineer, but the city dumped me.
-   I used to sell computer parts, but then I lost my drive.
-   I used to be a taxi driver, but found I couldn’t hack it.
-   I used to be a teacher, but found I didn’t have enough class.
-   I used to be a tennis instructor, but it just wasn’t my racket.
-   I used to be a train driver but I got sidetracked.
-   I used to be a transplant surgeon, but my heart just wasn’t in it.
-   I used to be a Velcro salesman, but couldn’t stick with it.

## More Puns to Explore

Read more on:

-   Puns for Kids
-   Puns: List of Puns
-   Puns in [Romeo and Juliet](https://buzzle.com/arts-literature/examples-of-personification-in-romeo-and-juliet)

So these were a few pun examples. There aren’t really one word puns examples, as a pun almost always needs to be said in a context so as to create a word play. So, I hope these puns made you smile because a good pun is its own reword!