English Explanatory Dictionary

no pun intended

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as an unintended pun or double entendre. The term is likewise used sarcastically to emphasise an intended pun.

Word forms

no pun intended

Related words

pardon the pun pun intended
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