Words For This Week (Part 2)

The words for this week include the following:

Pun-

1. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings:

“the pigs were a squeal (if you’ll forgive the pun)”  (“Bing.” Define+pun –. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.)

2. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. (Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.)

Sarcasm-

1.the use of irony to mock or convey contempt:“his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment” (“Bing.” Define Sarcasm –. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.)

2.A tongue of which the user speaks of something the complete opposite of what the user means. It often has the best comedic value. “”Is your car stuck in the mud?”
“No, no, of course not. I’m only practicing how to spray mud using my tires. (“Sarcasm.” Urban Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.)