Pun Dictionary: Class Category

One-Liners

  1. (A) Cruel: I wanted my accountant to record my business on a cash basis, but he refused, saying that it's accrual world.
  2. A Dictionary: Heroin, cocaine, morphine, crystal meth and more definitions can be found in your addictionary!
  3. A King: A person in pain is like a monarch - aching all over!
  4. A Peel: Do nude banana jokes lack appeal?
  5. A Real: My font joke was Arial stinker.
  6. A Roamer: My traveling stinks because I am aroma.
  7. A Trophy: The person who wastes away the most will win atrophy.
  8. A Wake: So, if the after-party's for a guy who's permanently asleep, why is it called awake?
  9. Acceleration: People who peddle ibuprofen and Tylenol keep moving faster because they're into ache-seleration.
  10. Advice: Someone suggested that I put advertisements on my clamps, but I thought that was bad advice.
  11. Affirmative: Nodding your head is an example of affirmative action.
  12. Algorithm: A Vice-President playing the bongos is mathematical because he's an Al Gore Rhythm.
  13. All the Wrong Places: Star Wars burlesque has me looking for love in Alderaan places.
  14. Allergies: Wouldn't it be better if we could ah-choose some ergies instead of allergies?
  15. Aloha: Laughing out loud is forbidden in Hawaii because it's a low ha state.
  16. Alone: Borrowed money is always by itself because it’s a loan.
  17. Angry: The colour of rage is angreen.
  18. Anorexia: A pullover coat will make you thinner because it gives you anorak-sia.
  19. Antibodies: Ants don't get sick because they have anty bodies.
  20. Anxiety: Studying hieroglyphics is worrisome and leads to much ankhziety.
  21. Any Longer: The company that makes yardsticks isn't going to make them any longer.
  22. Aphrodite: If the Greek goddess of love had had big, poofy hair, would she have been called Afrodite?
  23. Applaud: When praising a computer program, I app-laud it.
  24. Applause: The Rules for Clapping are called Applaws.
  25. Apply: When I want to work hard, I hold an apple to my eye so I can apple-eye myself.
  26. Apply: I wonder if ballet dancers have to a-plié to join a company, or just audition.
  27. Arachnid: A Baghdad spider is an Iraqnid.
  28. Architect: Noah was an engineer and an ark-itect.
  29. Architect: People who design dog houses are barkitects.
  30. Are: I wonder if young pirates in love say, "I love you just the way you arrrr."?
  31. Ask It: A mortician teacher might say "If you have a question, just casket!"
  32. Aspire: I strive to be a church steeple because its a spire.
  33. Ass Tear: A move that causes the seat of your pants to rip as you tap-dance is called the Astaire.
  34. Asshole: Wishing wells are rude because they're a bunch of ask-holes.
  35. At Ground Level: The problem that seniors have with gardening is that it's at ground level.MS
  36. Atmosphere: Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? The food is great, but it has no atmosphere.
  37. Aunt Eater: Never give your uncle an anteater.
  38. Bag Here: The location of a plastic bag recycling station can be marked by a character from The Jungle Books: Bagheera.
  39. Bail: I named my plane "Enola Hay", but when I got into trouble, I had to bale out.
  40. Bail: I got arrested for stealing hay, but got out of jail after posting bale.
  41. Bail Out [of a plane]: I wonder if it's wise to refer to financial aid for skydiving schools as a "bailout".
  42. Bait: When fish swim in schools, they sometimes take debate.
  43. Balance: I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over.
  44. Balance: Does a company that manufactures scales have to maintain a balance sheet?
  45. Balder: Was Baldur the ancient Norse god of hair loss?
  46. Balderdash: If I spouted nonsense about foot races of the Norse gods, would you call it Baldurdash?
  47. Bangs (Hair Style): Do people who work in fireworks factories wear their hair in bangs?
  48. Banquet: To celebrate the grand re-opening of the First National Bank after the flood, they held a bank-wet.
  49. Barbarian: An uncivilized hair stylist could be called a barberian.
  50. Barbels: A ladies' glee club that performs in the lounges of fitness clubs could be called the Bar-Belles.
  51. Bare Minimum: Is a midget mother in a bikini wearing the bare mini-mum required by decency?
  52. Baron Net: Is the best way to catch a British Peer with a baronet?
  53. Bartender: A termite walks into a bar and asks "Is the bar tender here?"
  54. Bassinet: The best thing with which to catch fish is a baby's bed: a bassinet.
  55. Bawdy House: A funeral director got busted on a prostitution-related charge - running a common body house.
  56. Believe: The apiarist left his job, if you can bee leave it.
  57. Belt and Suspenders: On May 1, I like to be extra cautious and wear suspenders as well as my belt, because I'm a Beltane suspenders guy.
  58. Berated: Why do all of my hat jokes get beret-ed?
  59. Billed: For my assembly services, you will be build.
  60. Birthday: When a ship comes into port, it gets a little older because it's a berthday.
  61. Blockhead: Is a numbskull who likes Lego a blockhead?
  62. Blow Out: Would you buy a whoopee cushion from a blow-out sale?
  63. Blow Out: Would you buy bubble solution from a blow-out sale?
  64. Blow Out: Think of the effort I could save by buying birthday candles at a blow-out sale.
  65. Blue Toe: It was when Popeye's nemesis walked barefoot through a tray of indigo dye that he became known as Bluto.
  66. Boarding: My kid didn't know how to get on an airplane, so we sent him to boarding school.
  67. Body: Off-colour jokes are, for morticians, bawdy humour.
  68. Body Building: Dr. Frankenstein was a fitness buff, and was really into body building.
  69. Bohemian Rhapsody: If I were to open a sandwich shop with a Queen (the rock group) theme, could I call it Bohemian Wrapsody?
  70. Boing: When airplane manufacturers are on pogo sticks, they say "Boeing, Boeing, Boeing!"
  71. Boing: When a trampoline team flies to its engagements, its plane of choice is a Boeing.
  72. Boom (Of a Sailboat): Do sailors who work in fireworks factories avoid the boom while drinking pop?
  73. Boomer: Should baby boomers be allowed to run fireworks factories?
  74. Boot: Do cobblers have to go to boot camp after enlisting in the armed forces?
  75. Bouncer: Nobody gets rowdy at the Trampoline Tavern because they have lots of bouncers.
  76. Boutique: A fancy little shop specializing in marine supplies is a boatique.
  77. Boutique: A good place to shop for fancy footwear is a bootique.
  78. Bow Tie: While on board a ship, I wear a boat-tie.
  79. Break In: Preparing new shoes for use is like being a burglar, since you have to break them in.
  80. Break Into: Musical theatre is a great place for burglars. People are always breaking into song.
  81. Breaking News: New info on the Monarch of the Donkeys is bray king news.
  82. Britney Spears: Western France was known for its singing pikemen, the Brittany Spears.
  83. Broadloom: If my carpet gets heavily soiled, should I call it broadloam?
  84. Broker: They're called stock brokers because you're seldom richer after you deal with them.
  85. Brouhaha: If beer had bubbles of nitrous oxide, it would be noisy in a funny way because it would be a brewhaha.
  86. Bug [illness]: I told my doctor that I am hearing buzzing in my ears, but he said it's just a bug going around.
  87. Burnout: Do overstressed firefighters suffer from burnout?
  88. Bust [women's]: I predict that the movie I'm making about building a bra out of Lego will be a blockbuster.
  89. Cabaret: Cab[0], cab[1], … , cab[n] is very entertaining because it's a cab array.
  90. Called to the Bar: The places where lawyers join their professional association should be saloons, since it's where they're called to the bar.
  91. Canna Pay: Free party snacks are provided for those who canapé.
  92. Capitalize: I am very good at starting sentences, but I don't like to capitalize on it.
  93. Caps: The correct way to spell "hats" is HATS because it's all caps.
  94. Capsized: When you flip a boat over in the water, you can fit it on your head because it is cap-sized.
  95. Carpet: If you take your dog for a drive, it will turn into a rug because it's a carpet.
  96. Carrier [Letter]: The doctor asked me if I had symptoms of Mailman's Disease and I told him "No, I'm just a carrier."
  97. Cartoons: I always get animated when I listen to musical pieces in the car, because they're car-tunes.
  98. Cashmere: Shops that sell fine woolens are good at turning mere cash into cashmere. Especially in Kashmir.
  99. Casualty: People in the armed forces prefer formal tea over casual tea.
  100. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: The first draft of Tennessee Williams' play about a dysfunctional family featured a squabble over a Japanese sword and was called "Katana Hot Tin Roof".
  101. Caved: My friends kept pressuring me to go spelunking, so I finally caved.
  102. Centrifuge: A perfume-free merry-go-round is a scent-refuge.
  103. Chance: I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I never got the chants.
  104. Charge: The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free. But the bull charges.
  105. Check [chess term]: My career as a chess grandmaster was kept in check by my incompetence.
  106. Chevrolet: The car that cures heartburn is a Chevrolaid.
  107. Chimpanzee: The flower preferred by Jane Goodall is the chimp pansy.
  108. Circulation: The magazine about ceiling fans went out of business due to low circulation.
  109. Classless: You are so classless that you could be a Marxist utopia.
  110. Clipper: The favourite ships of barbers and hairstylists are clippers.
  111. Closed: When the strip club isn't open their sign reads 'Sorry, we're clothed'.
  112. Collect Himself [expression]: When the shocked IRS agent was convicted of tax evasion, he had to take time to collect himself.
  113. Comeback: The Boomerang Champ had a mid-season slump, but eventually made a comeback and won again.
  114. Comic Strip: Would a picture of a clown removing his/her clothes be a comic strip?
  115. Communication: If you ever get locked out of your house, talk to your lock calmly, because communication is key.
  116. Concession: When negotiators go to the fair, do they avoid the concession stands?
  117. Contact [lenses]: My phone has to wear glasses ever since it lost its contacts.
  118. Countdown: Do we name an enumeration of feathers a countdown?
  119. Counterfeiters: People who install kitchens are into fake money because they're counter-fitters.
  120. Coupon: If you want to buy chicken housing at a discount, can you use coop-ons?
  121. Course: A series of university lectures on hydrology could be called the "Water Course".
  122. Covered: My insurance company said if my tent is stolen while I'm camping, I won't be covered.
  123. Cow Boy: The Minotaur was the first cowboy.
  124. Creeps: Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
  125. Crook: Shepherds could be master criminals, since they work with crooks every day.
  126. Crop: I wonder if farmers crop their photographs?
  127. Cure: Is concrete sick before it's cured?
  128. Cure Rating: Doctors and museums have one thing in common: they are judged on their curating.
  129. Currier and Ives: Paintings of people delivering vegetables would be made by Currier EndIves.
  130. Daguerreotype: Swords and knives could be illustrated in books using dagger-otype.
  131. Dalai: If the chief Buddhist became a surrealist painter, he could be called Salvador Dali Lama.
  132. Darth Vader: Any character on Game of Thrones who runs away from Brienne could be on Star Wars, as a Tarth Evader.
  133. Dead Pan (2): Any humour coming from an undertaker's kitchen would have to be deadpan.
  134. Decree: A First Nations dictatorship would feature rule by deCree.
  135. Defibrillator: Can a chronic liar be cured with a defibrillator?
  136. Déjà Vu: Rewatching the movie Halloween gives me a feeling of déjà boo.
  137. De-Lighted: I should have been sad when my flashlight batteries died, but I was delighted.Pun.me
  138. Delivery: Dr Smith, the obstetrician, became known as "Pizza Gal" because of her speedy deliveries.
  139. Demonstration: When attempting to sell new Products for Torment in Hell, one always needs to provide a demon-stration.
  140. Deported: When a ship gets kicked out of a country, it is de-ported.
  141. Depressed: Old tailors don't get wrinkly, they get de-pressed.
  142. Derriere: Cow farts come from the dairy air.
  143. Desperados: Were bandits during the Great Depression called despairados?
  144. Detergents: I hear it's easy to convince ladies to not eat Tide pods, but it's hard to deter gents.
  145. Dill Emma: If Emma found herself in a pickle, would that be a form of dilemma for her?
  146. Dim Sum: Addition in a dark Chinese restaurant is "dim sum".
  147. Disconcerting: Being ejected from an orchestral performance is neither unsettling nor disturbing, it's disconcerting.
  148. Distinctive: Don't talk smack to a skunk because it has a diss-stinktive aroma.
  149. Diverse: People who leap into water head first are a divers bunch.
  150. Do It Yourself: When the scientist wanted to clone a deer, he bought a doe it yourself kit.
  151. Do it Yourself: I could not find a singing partner so I bought a duet-yourself kit.
  152. Don't Know Why: I'm super-friendly with 25 letters of the alphabet, but I don't know why.
  153. Dora the Explorer [kids' TV show]: A kids' TV show about a magical hat that goes on educational journeys could be called "Fedora the Explorer". Its catchphrase could be "You can stay here, I'll go on ahead."
  154. Do-Si-Do [a square dance step]: Getting Covid vaccines out to people is a dose-se-do.
  155. Double-Tap: Assassin dancers prefer to double-tap.
  156. Dracula: If a railway engineer were to become a vampire, would he be called Count Trackula?
  157. Drag-ster: Is a cross-dressing race car driver a dragster?
  158. Draw: A reality TV contest between two cartoonists ended in a draw.
  159. Drawer: Bureaus and dressers are for artists because they're full of drawers.
  160. Drawer: Do artists who sketch store their supplies in drawers?
  161. Drawn Out: Cartoonists' feuds can be really long and drawn-out.
  162. Dream Job: To be a mattress tester is my dream job.
  163. Driving: Are Uber and Lyft driving taxis out of business?
  164. Drop Out: Do skydiving schools have a lot of dropouts during the Fall semester?
  165. Drunk On: "Did you know that you can get as drunk on water as you can on land?" - W.C. Fields
  166. Duplicate: Kate named her clone Dupli Kate.
  167. Dye 'Em: When we want to change the colour of coins, do we dime?
  168. Each Other: Cows lie down in the rain to keep each udder dry.Pun.me
  169. Earldom: If the British government were to hand out online Peerages, would they be urldoms?
  170. Earthquake: Is a person shaking with laughter suffering from a mirthquake?
  171. Eek-Wine: Jockeys drink booze made from frightened grapes: Equine.
  172. Elegant: Do the anorexic supermodels think they're elegaunt?
  173. Elongate: Let's hope that Elon Musk doesn't get involved in a scandal because ElonGate would be really drawn out.
  174. Em-Barking: Dogs are noisy when they're getting on ships because they're embarking.
  175. Employment: "Cannabis Cultivation Technician": a new hemployment.
  176. Empty When Full: When I see a sign on a bin that says "Empty When Full", I always wonder how something can be empty when it's full?
  177. End Table: Any table that kills you is an end table.
  178. Endorphins: Keeping fish can have a calming effect on the brain due to all of the indoor fins.
  179. Epilepsy: Does a high jumper who suffers from seizures have epileapsy?
  180. Equinox: March 21 and September 21 are days when horses don't use doorbells because they're equine-noxes.
  181. Error: Is a lion's mistake an erroar?
  182. Evolve: If Charles Darwin were alive today, would his favourite car be an e-Volvo?
  183. Expectations Raised: Motto of a demolitions company: "Your expectations have been razed."
  184. Exterminator: Pest Control is the best employment option for T-1000s if they live long enough to retire since, at that point, they will be ex-Terminators.
  185. Eye Rate: Some people get upset at high optometrist fees. Others get irate.
  186. Fabrication: All quilts are lies: complete fabrications!
  187. Far Away: Egypt isn't close, it's pharaoh way.
  188. Farewell to Arms, A (Novel): When surgeons are learning about amputations, do they have to read "A Farewell to Arms"?
  189. Fasten: The tenth Fast and Furious movie should be called Fast Ten: Your Seatbelt.
  190. Father Figure: I don't have a 'dad bod', I have a 'father figure'.
  191. Fathom: I’m trying to work out an easy way to convert the 2 metre social distancing rule into imperial measurements, but it’s just a bit more than I can fathom.
  192. Fear: The only thing flat-earthers fear is sphere itself.
  193. Fee Fi Fo Fum: I have a fear of giants: Feefiphobia.
  194. Feller (Fellow): He wasn't the best lumberjack, but he was a decent feller.
  195. Fern Ass: The backside of a fern is really hot because it's a furnace.
  196. Figures: My wife and I can't count calories and we have the figures to prove it.
  197. Filet Mignon [1]: If you dine on steak and find yourself a little hoarse afterwards, were you eating filly mignon?
  198. Filet Mignon [2]: If you had steak in the City of Brotherly Love, did you have Philly mignon?
  199. Fist of Fury: A martial arts film involving people in animal costumes could be called Fist of Furry.
  200. Fitting: When a tailor dies, do his friends give him a fitting tribute?
  201. Flamingo: When the 15th letter of the alphabet is on fire, it becomes a bird: a flamingo.
  202. Flexible: Should yoga instructors be prepared to work flexible hours?
  203. Float: Is a person in a life jacket factory who fills in for others called a float?
  204. Floor-ist: If I need to install linoleum with a floral pattern, should I call a florist?
  205. Folded: There was a company that sold paper to origami enthusiasts, but it folded.
  206. Free of Charge: The dead batteries were given out free of charge.
  207. Generally: Civil War jokes are General Lee frowned upon.
  208. Gesticulate: Jokes told in Sign Language are jest-iculations.
  209. Gig [gigabyte]: I started a band called 999 Megabytes - we haven't gotten a gig yet.
  210. Gingerbread: If a redhead works at a bakery, does that make him a ginger bread man?
  211. Glock Spiel: A person making a sales pitch for Glock pistols could use a glockenspiel.
  212. Glowing: If I want to get a job at the nuclear power plant, I will need a glowing reference.
  213. Gnomon: I used a garden gnome as the centrepiece for a sundial, since all sundials need a gnomon them.
  214. Go Out: I once had a cat I named Campfire because he kept going out in the rain.
  215. Goal: A goalie's goal in life is to have no goals.
  216. Godfather: The head of the Fish Mafia is the Codfather.
  217. Gorgeous: Some river valleys are absolutely gorges.
  218. Grainy: I tried taking high-resolution photos of local farmland, but they all turned out really grainy.
  219. Grind: A hand-cranked coffee mill is the perfect gift for people who think work is a grind and a grind is work.
  220. Grown: Some people think that puns are juvenile, but I prefer to think of them as full-groan.
  221. Gust: Does the Wind Giant eat his food with gusto?
  222. Guy Fawkes Day: If you see a fox, name it Guy, so you can have an instant Guy Fawkes Day.
  223. Habit Forming: Making clothes for nuns isn't addictive, but it is habit-forming.
  224. Hair Dos: Do members of the Hairdresser's Union have to pay hair dues?
  225. Hair Transplant: When a rabbit goes to a new owner, it's called a hare transplant.
  226. Hammer Rabbi: I gave a carpentry tool to a Jewish religious leader and got a Babylonian king: Hammurabi.
  227. Handy: Learn sign language; it's very handy.
  228. Happy [Snow White & 7 Dwarfs]: Statistically speaking, six out of seven Dwarves are not Happy.
  229. Harrowing: Living through the accident in the farmer's field was a harrowing experience.
  230. Hash [cannabis]: I wonder if cannabis supporters use hashtags on social media?
  231. Head: Are hair salon chains run by head honchos in head offices and recruit staff using headhunters?
  232. Head Lights: Silly Billy thought that head lice would help him see in the dark.
  233. Heal: The motto of a combination veterinary clinic and dog obedience school could be "Here you come to heel."
  234. Hearing: If a deaf man has time in court, is it still called a hearing?
  235. Hedge: A cautious topiary artist will hedge her bets.
  236. He'll Bop: Muhammad Ali's favourite comet could have been Hale-Bopp (you one).
  237. Hell to Pay: If Satan had a hairpiece, would he call it Hell Toupée?
  238. Her Ring: At a fish wedding there is his ring and herring.
  239. Hereditary: Is it only me who would say that baldness is hair-edit-ary?
  240. Herself: A person wearing a green outfit with pointed ears and driving a hearse will always be female, because she's a hearse-elf.
  241. Hide: Leather armour is the best for sneaking around, since it's made of hide.
  242. High C: Novice sailors make bad singers because they can't hit the high seas.
  243. High Overhead: Running a store that sells hats made from marijuana hemp is expensive because there's high overhead.
  244. High Tide: Laundry detergent made from hemp would be marketed under the brand name "High Tide".
  245. High-Five: Do marijuana supporters cheer a victory with high-fives?
  246. Hitch [get married]: Has something been forgotten when a wedding goes off without a hitch?
  247. Hits: Muhammad Ali could have gone into the recording industry. All his songs would have been hits.
  248. Hogwarts: Do donkeys learn magic at Hee-Hogwarts?
  249. Hold Up: A bank robber, impatient at the slow pace of the delivery of the money, shouts "Hey, what's the holdup?"
  250. Hop-Scotch: Is hop-Scotch a drinking game for frogs and rabbits?
  251. Horse Jumping: Bouncing on a trampoline when you have laryngitis is hoarse jumping.
  252. Hullaballoo: When economists started making a lot of noise about inflation, I called it a hullaballoon.
  253. Humidity: When Hume Cronyn sang a little tune about moisture, was it called a Hume-ditty?
  254. I [Roman numeral for 1]: I, for one, like Roman numerals.
  255. I See You: When people are recovering from eye surgery, do they wake up in the ICU?
  256. I See You: A doctor saw the Invisible Man when she admitted him to the ICU.
  257. Ice Sickles: You can manually harvest winter wheat with icicles.
  258. Ig Glue: In order to fix a broken snow fort, you can use igloo.
  259. Illuminati: Folks who get a bit too rabid about forcing people to change incandescent bulbs to fluorescents are illumi-Nazis.
  260. Im-Peckable: I've got a chicken-proof front lawn. It's impeccable!Pun.me
  261. In Bread: "If you were any more inbred, you'd be a sandwich!"
  262. In the Pendant: If you put a picture of yourself in a locket, you can say you're independent.
  263. Insolent: Are sassy diabetics insulent?
  264. Integrated: If a circuit is integrated, does that mean its white and non-white components are working together?
  265. Irony: Is irony what you use to combat wrinkly?
  266. Issues: An excellent self-help slogan: Please cancel my subscription to your issues.
  267. It's Not the End of the World: So what if I don’t know what apocalypse means? It’s not the end of the world!
  268. It's Wrong: If this dress isn't right for you, it sarong.
  269. Jogged: I had forgotten how to run, but a trainer jogged my memory.
  270. Just Do It: If Nike were to start marketing to singers, would it use the slogan "Just Duet"?
  271. Juvenile: Many Roman poets were mature, but one was Juvenal.
  272. Kamikaze: If a comedian's show goes down in flames, does it get called comic-kaze?
  273. Kick: Daredevils smack a horse's rump not for the thrill, but for kicks.
  274. Kid Napping: There was a kidnapping at school, but don't worry, she woke up.
  275. Killed: Old bedspread makers never die, but they can be quilt.
  276. Kilt: When Scots undress, they also become unbalanced because they're off-kilter.
  277. Kinder [German for children]: No matter how kind you are, German kids are Kinder.
  278. Komodo Dragon: I designed a toilet shaped like a large lizard and called it the Commode-o Dragon.
  279. Lactose Intolerant: I have to eat breakfast with toast because I'm lack-toast intolerant.Pun.me
  280. Lactose Intolerant: It offends me that lilacs have no feet because I am lilac-toes intolerant.
  281. Laid: How do hens lose their jobs? They get laid off.
  282. Lauding 'em: Some people say my puns are sleep-inducing, but I keep laudanum anyways.
  283. Laughing Stock: If you boil a funny bone it becomes a laughing stock.
  284. Laundry: Can you wash grass in the lawndry?
  285. Lawb-sters: If people in the Mob are mobsters, why aren't lawyers called lobsters?
  286. Layered: A style of dressing that makes you resemble a Scottish noble: the Laird Look.
  287. Leap: Do high jumpers perform better in leap years?
  288. Lederhosen: Firefighter Chiefs prefer to wear leader-hosen.
  289. Legendary: The Mythical Cheese is legendairy.
  290. Legends: Stories about my feet are not myths. They're leg-ends.
  291. Lenin: A Soviet-era brand of fabric was called Vladimir Linen.
  292. Levels: Stairs and ladders are fun on so many levels.
  293. Liability: A criminal's best asset is his also his lie ability.Pun.me
  294. Linguine: If I made a hotdog out of pasta, should it be called a ling-weenie?
  295. Little House on the Prairie: A story about a pony on the pampas could be called "Little Horse on the Prairie".
  296. Locks: Can a woman on a boat in Scotland drop locks of her hair in the locks between lochs, while eating bagels with lox and picking the locks on her door?
  297. Lone Ranger: A bank employee becomes a Western hero when she is the Loan Arranger.
  298. Long Sentence: If the judge loves the sound of his/her voice, expect a long sentence.Pun.me
  299. Loo Pins: Lupins are what you find on a lavatory's bulletin board.
  300. Look Out Below: "Look out below!" is a lookout bellow when you are standing on a high observation post.
  301. Loose Fur: Can we name shedding pets after the fallen angel Lucifer?
  302. Lost My Case: I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage, but apparently I lost my case.
  303. Lucifer: Pet hair that is lying around the house is devilish because it is Loose Fur.
  304. Lucifer: A devilishly sticky brand of adhesive is Glucifer.
  305. Lunatic: People who go nuts over lighter-than-air travel are balloonatics.
  306. M.C. Hammer: Was the Rapper King of ancient Babylon M.C. Hammurabi?
  307. Make Ends Meet: Electricians have to strip to make ends meet.
  308. Make-Up Test: If students can't write an exam in Beauty School, do they get to write a make-up test?
  309. Mallard: Is duck fat known as mal-lard?
  310. Marathon: Skimpy underwear for those who like to run is called a marathong.
  311. Marquis de Sade: If the president of a lawn care company were a sadist, would his nickname be the Marquis de Sod?
  312. Mass Disruption: The whoopee cushion was confiscated in algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
  313. Mata-Door: Bullfighters enter the arena through the matador.
  314. Material: The song that is most played in fabric stores is Madonna's "Material Girl".
  315. Mausoleum: When Kate Moss passes away, will her final resting place be a Moss-oleum?
  316. Mediocre: An inferior brown pigment is mediochre.
  317. Melodramatic: Fred thinks tranquilizers keep him from overacting, but they make him mellow dramatic instead.
  318. Meltdown: For snowmen, badly losing your temper could be fatal because it would be a meltdown.
  319. Mercedes Benz: He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
  320. Mine: Would an ancient Central American valentine have said "Be Mayan"?
  321. Missed: In some places fog will never be mist.
  322. Mistake: Becoming a vegetarian is a big missed-steak.
  323. Molasses: A Charlie's Angels spinoff that never got off the ground was "Moe's Lasses", who helped people get out of sticky situations.
  324. Monumental: My venture into the gravestone-making business was a monumental success.
  325. Move: When my neighbour painted his house purple, I had to mauve away.
  326. Mustard: When a soldier leaves the army, he turns into a condiment, because he's mustered out.
  327. Mute: Do mimes commute to work?
  328. Mute: The mime sentenced to death for murder had his sentence commuted.
  329. Mutiny on the Bounty: Could we call a revolt in a paper towel factory a Mutiny on the Bounty?
  330. Mystery: If the actor Mr. T. had called himself Mr. E., nobody would have known what he was doing.
  331. News Feed: Do journalists eat news feed?
  332. No Effort: I could win the Laziness Olympics with no effort at all.
  333. No Key: How can I unlock my phone if it's a Nokia?
  334. No Mad: People who are always on the move aren't angry because they're nomads.
  335. Nobel Prize: A farmer that successfully raised lesbian cows won a no-bull prize for agriculture.
  336. Noble Cause: A crow that prefers to perch only on cows is a no-bull caws.
  337. Nostalgia: Feelings of wistfulness around food are called noshtalgia.
  338. Not Tea: People who are overly chauvinistic about their hot drinks say that tea is good and not tea is bad.
  339. Nothing: I asked my dog what two minus two is, and he said nothing.
  340. Nun: When I first heard about the TV show The Flying Nun, I thought that it was about the Mitsubishi Zero.
  341. Oar Fan: Have sympathy for the person who really likes rowing, for s/he is an orphan.
  342. Oblong: Stretching an ellipse makes it oblonger.
  343. On the Fly: I wonder if it's a good idea for pilots and skydivers to learn on the fly.
  344. One Star [rating]: If I had to rate this solar system, I'd give it one star.
  345. One-Night Stand: Any table that doesn't call you back is one nightstand.
  346. Open Road: No punster wants to walk the no-pun road, which is sad and lonely.
  347. Operating: If nothing else, a surgeon's computer needs an operating system.
  348. Operational: When a hospital is out of commission due to a power failure, it's non-operational.
  349. Operator: During a personnel crisis at the hospital, a surgeon found herself at the telephone switchboard because she was an operator.
  350. Organic: Some people like Star Wars food: Organaic.
  351. Orgasm: Remember folks, it isn't a yawn, it's a bore-gasm!
  352. Out Standing: An expert farmer is outstanding in her field.
  353. Outing: An excursion during Gay Pride Week probably shouldn't be called an outing.
  354. Outlaws: If marriage becomes illegal, only outlaws will have in-laws.
  355. Oy-Ster: If young people are referred to as youngsters and older people are sometimes called oldsters, why aren't Yiddish people called oysters?
  356. Park a: As a punslinger, I know that if I want a warm coat, all I have to do is parka car.
  357. Parker: Since the guy in the Spiderman suit does all sorts of acrobatic leaping and climbing, his name should be Peter Parkour.
  358. Part With: When a bald man was given a comb for his birthday, he said "I will never part with it."
  359. Pass: When a quarterback declines an offer, does he say "I'll pass"?
  360. Pay Per View: I wanted to watch the origami competition on the TV, but it was on paper view.
  361. Peacekeepers: When things heat up in the Middle East, we should send them jigsaw puzzle boxes, since they're great piecekeepers.
  362. Peek at You: People playing Pokemon Go are Peeping Toms because they're always trying to get a Pikachu.
  363. Peek-a-Boo: A game that you don't want to play with kids in a fireworks factory is peek-a-boom.
  364. Peek-a-Boo: When the clouds alternately hide and reveal the mountain tops, we say that the mountains are playing peak-a-boo.
  365. Peer: Small boats can be vulnerable to pier pressure.
  366. Peer Review: I had to submit my article "Docks: An Annotated History" to a journal for pier review.
  367. Per Spire: The priest started sweating when he saw the quote for repairing the church's roof because the charge was perspire.
  368. Percent Off: Would you go to a hair salon if it offered a 10% off sale?
  369. Pick It: If your nose was on strike, would you picket?
  370. Pirouette: Is one of the dance steps in a water ballet a pirou-wet?
  371. Platypus: Give a cat a kilt and you'll have a plaidypuss.
  372. Play Dough: If a female deer were frisking and frolicking, would we call her Play Doe?
  373. Plucky: People who prepare poultry may not be brave, but they are plucky.
  374. Poe, a Tree: If you ever see Edgar Allen Poe about to collide with a tree, warn him by yelling "Poetry!"
  375. Poe-Shun: I reject Edgar Allen and his ravens with a special drink - a potion.
  376. Poetry: "The Raven" is but one example of Edgar Allen Poetry.
  377. Pole: I recently took a poll and 100% of people were annoyed when the tent collapsed.
  378. Ponzi Scheme: If a chess player were to set up a swindle, would it be called a pawnzi scheme?
  379. Pop: Advice for fathers who play with balloons: "Don't drink, Pop."
  380. Pops: When Larry went to clown college, he wanted to be called Bobo, but due to his spectacular failures with balloon animals, he was called Pops.
  381. Portly: The overweight guy got the nickname "Harbour" because he was portly.
  382. Pot Luck: Do people in the marijuana business throw pot-luck parties?
  383. Prepare: A peeled apple that's ready to eat has been pre-pared for you.
  384. Primate: Your friend the crowbar is an ape because it's a pry mate.
  385. Pro Tractor: If you want to find the right angle to be in favour of farm machinery, you will need a protractor.
  386. Progressive Conservatives: If Stephen Harper and his Tories changed their minds about legalizing marijuana, they could be called the Pro-Grassive Conservatives.
  387. Pulitzer Prize: The author of "Astonished Chickens" won the Pullet Surprise.
  388. Pulitzer Prize: I am certain that my literary and erudite description of the "tug my finger" joke will win the Pull It Surprise.
  389. Punch: I wonder if Muhammad Ali's favourite drink and magazine was Punch?
  390. Pungent: My word play stinks because I am a pun gent.
  391. Purple: Why aren't police paddy-wagons painted "perp"le?
  392. Purple: A cat's favourite colour is purrple.
  393. Pyromaniac: If I get hot throwing pies at people who are using oars, does that make me a pyromaniac?
  394. Queasy: I think that I'm a good cook, but others claim that I put the queasy in cuisine.
  395. Quill & Quire: Is the literary magazine for singers Quill & Choir?
  396. Ragnarok: The Muzak that's played in Valhalla is Ragnarok and roll.
  397. Rapunzel: If Eminem were to grow his hair really long to try to peddle a book on wordplay, would we call him Rap Pun Sell?
  398. Record: A rap group decided to call themselves 'Criminal' so that when they release an album it can be a Criminal Record.
  399. Referee: Is a person who judges dog or cat shows a ref-furry?
  400. Referendum: A plebescite to end the stupidity surrounding marijuana could be called a reefer-end-dumb.
  401. Referral: Do good taxidermists get refurrals?
  402. Remember: Do memories of meals past come forth as rememburps?
  403. Ren and Stimpy: If you see a wren, name it Stimpy.
  404. Renewed: Should my subscription to "Naturist World" be re-nude?
  405. Repealed: Breaking news: the laws against ringing a bell twice have been re-pealed!
  406. Repercussions: Never challenge Death to a pillow fight unless you're prepared for the reaper cushions.
  407. Repercussions: Death playing the drums is an example of reapercussions.
  408. Reporting: When journalists come into the office, are they reporting for work?
  409. Required: Help wanted: Someone to help me assemble animatronic skunks. No experience reek-wired.
  410. Resisting Arrest: Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
  411. Restraining Order: Is "Put on your seatbelt!" a restraining order?
  412. Resurface: Since hockey was cancelled, nobody has seen the Zamboni driver, but we're sure she'll resurface eventually.
  413. Retainer: An orthodontic appliance will turn your teeth into lawyers, because they're all on retainer.
  414. Revamp: The movie Dracula is revamped, not rebooted.
  415. Righter: As a superhero, I could be Typoman, the writer of wrongs.
  416. Ringy-Dingy [as Ernestine the Telephone Operator]: A small boat with a bell on it could be called the "Lily Tomlin" - one ringy-dinghy.
  417. Rip-Off: Velcro is a complete rip-off.
  418. Risk: My friends get mad when I steal their kitchen utensils, but it's a whisk I'm willing to take.
  419. Riveting: The History of Joining Metal is not just fascinating, it's riveting.
  420. Role-Playing: Any game that involves dice is a roll-playing game.
  421. Roman Catholic: When the Pope sleepwalks, does that make him a roamin' Catholic?
  422. Rook: Novice chess players are called rookies.
  423. Roundabout: People who design traffic circles are gabby because they talk in a roundabout way.
  424. Rub Out: The Eraser Gang keeps getting involved in rubouts.
  425. Rugged: Carpets can't just be tough, they must be rugged.
  426. Run Away: Will the book "Flee" become a runaway best seller?
  427. Run Through: You shouldn't call a practice jousting session a run-through.
  428. Rung: Hands are like bells, especially when they're wrung.
  429. Rustle: Leaves are chronic livestock thieves because they're always rustling.
  430. Salamis: The Battle of Salamis involved ships, not sausages.
  431. Sangria: The drink that makes you mad is sangria.
  432. Sans Serif [font]: Sansa Stark ran her boat aground on a font: the Sansa Reef.
  433. Satirical: Any humour about a person who's part horse has to be satyrical.
  434. Scars: I burned myself when smoking, and have the cigars to show for it.
  435. Second Fiddle: A guy threw away a violin made from watches because he didn't want to be second fiddle to anyone.
  436. Sedans: "The Waltz of the Cars" could be called the "Sedance".
  437. Seismograph: The quality of dad jokes is measured with a sighsmograph.
  438. Sensational: My karate teacher was not just excellent, he was sensei-tional.
  439. Sentence: A prisoner's favourite punctuation mark is the period because it marks the end of his sentence.
  440. Serengeti: The best way to wrap up a safari is a trip to the Saran-geti.
  441. Sham Pain: The problem with champagne is that too much of it will create realpagne. But it's the journey, not the destination, right?
  442. Shamrock: Detractors of Nickelback say they're perfect for St. Patrick's Day because they play sham-rock.
  443. Shocked: Defibrillators and Tasers rarely fail, but when they do, nobody is shocked.
  444. Short: An article of clothing best avoided by electricians is shorts.
  445. Short For: What is E.T. short for? Because he's short little legs. [From the movie E.T. the Extraterrestrial]
  446. Shrink Wrap: If a psychiatrist started to channel Tupac, would that make her a shrink wrap?
  447. Sick: Should the addresses of hospitals and doctors' offices have the number six in them?
  448. Sighs-mograph: The elephant was so depressed that his huge sighs were picked up on seismographs.
  449. Signs Were There: I refused to believe that my father stole from his job as a roads worker, but when I got home, all the signs were there.
  450. Skid [transporting goods]: People who operate pallet jacks can truly say that their life is on the skids, and that they live on Skid Row.
  451. Skipping Class: Learning how to jump rope in Phys Ed gives a new meaning to skipping class.
  452. Skittish: People in improv troupes don't get nervous, but they do get a little skittish.
  453. Slam [criticize]: "Dad, Jim Morrison was highly overrated!" "Son, I've told you not to slam The Doors!"
  454. Slip On: Winter footwear should not be of the slip-on style.
  455. Slipshod: Using banana peels for horseshoes will always give slipshod results.
  456. Sluggish: I took the shell off of my racing snail to make it faster, but it just made it more slug-ish.
  457. Small Feet: I used to make clown shoes, which was no small feat.
  458. Snippy: Hairdressers aren't usually rude, but they can be snippy.
  459. Socrates: A philosopher who would have liked kicking a ball around was Soccer-ates.
  460. Some Are: The four seasons are all different. Summer warmer than others.
  461. So-So: Mediocre needlework is so-sewing.
  462. Sound: People who snore are sound sleepers.
  463. Spellcasters: I bought a couple of casters (mounted wheels) from Home Despot today. When I got home, I looked at the wheels and they had the words "Abracadabra" and "Alakazam" on them. I thought "These must be Wizard brand because they're spell casters!"
  464. Spot Check: Putting a plaid suit on a leopard could be called a spot check.
  465. St. Patrick's Day: Baseball players celebrate St. Bat-Trick's Day.
  466. Stand Corrected: I didn't think that I needed orthopedic shoes, but now I stand corrected.
  467. Stand Up: A comedian faced down a bully because someone told him to standup for himself.
  468. Star of the Show: The credits of the movie "Eclipse" give the Sun top billing, because it is the star of the show.
  469. Stereo-Typing: People who plug their computer keyboards into hi-fi systems aren't idiots. That would be stereotyping.
  470. Stiff [dead person]: Morticians relax with a stiff drink.
  471. Stir Up: People who make saddles are always looking to stirrup trouble.
  472. Stretcher: Yoga practitioners are great at carrying injured people, since they are stretchers.
  473. Strip: It isn't difficult to become a member of the Exotic Dancing Electrician's Club, but you do have to strip to join.
  474. Strip: Shouldn't "gentlemen's clubs" be located in strip malls?
  475. Stripper: An exotic dancer who incorporated removing body paint into her routine called herself the paint stripper.
  476. Stuck: I was trying to make a pun about escaping quicksand, but I'm stuck.Pun.me
  477. Stuck: With it's name, you'd think stucco was made from glue.
  478. Stuff: Does a basketball player who specializes in slam-dunks have the right stuff?
  479. Suck You Lent: The vacuum cleaner you loaned me is like an aloe vera: a succulent.
  480. Sufficient: My supply of beach jokes is more than surficient to meet demand.
  481. Suitor: When a gentleman tailor woos a lady, he is called a suitor.
  482. Suspended Animation: The full-length cartoon "Cryo" wasn't cancelled, it was put in suspended animation.
  483. Suspended Sentence: A marionette was convicted of theft, but given a suspended sentence.
  484. Suspension: Would a no-no committed during a bridge tournament result in a bridge suspension, or a suspension (from) bridge?
  485. Sweep: My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
  486. Swore Off Skiing: After the salesman in the swanky jewelry store had a skiing accident, he Swarovski forever.
  487. Symphony: A counterfeit sim can play music, since it's a symphony.
  488. Take a Shower: Kleptomaniacs were banned from the bathroom because they kept taking showers.
  489. Take It: The repentant kleptomaniac said "I just couldn't take it anymore!"
  490. Taking Pictures: A photographer was thrown out of an art gallery because he kept taking pictures.
  491. Taking Something: I have kleptomania, but I'm taking something for it.
  492. Taking Time: Patience is required to be a clock thief because you have to take your time.
  493. Tangerine: The grumpiest fruit is the t-anger-ine.
  494. Taps: If I were a plumber with a trumpet, would I play Taps on it?
  495. Taps: You can tell that poltergeists manufactured faucets when they were alive because of all the taps they make now.
  496. Taylor Swift [singer]: A person who sings while quickly mending clothes is a Tailor Swift.
  497. Teller: One shouldn't discuss secrets in a bank, especially in front of the tellers.
  498. Terrifying: Trade wars are more than frightening, they're tariffying.
  499. The Bait: When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.
  500. The Descent of Man: If Darwin had written a book about the evolution of deodorant, would it have been called "The De-Scent of Man"?
  501. The Van: I will drive the car, while the furniture-maker will drive divan.
  502. This Is Not a Drill: When a disaster happened in the tool factory, the foreman held up a hammer and yelled: "Evacuate! This is not a drill!"
  503. Throw: I wonder if corrupt judo athletes throw their matches.
  504. Throw Back: Do fishing professionals participate in Throwback Thursdays?
  505. Tick Tock: A discussion about ticks could be the sound of a grandfather clock because it is tick talk.
  506. Tie: Did Luke get Darth Vader a TIE for Father's Day?
  507. Time on My Hands: I had clocks tattooed on my palms so I could say that I had time on my hands.
  508. Tip: I need to check my bank account before paying the bill at a restaurant so that I can tip without losing my balance.
  509. Tip Toes: Ballerinas are very quiet because they're always tiptoeing around.
  510. Toking [Smoking Marijuana]: I wonder if a gift of marijuana cigarettes for a job well done is a token of appreciation?
  511. Too Tired: A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.
  512. Too Tired: I was annoyed at being unable to sleep due to the horn honking, but was toot ired to do anything about it.
  513. Tool Bar: Do I have to go to a toolbar to get hammered?
  514. Torque: Is Peter Tork the Monkee who kept wanting to play "The Twist"?
  515. Touchy: I wanted to learn Braille, but it's a touchy subject.Pun.me
  516. Tractor: People who criticize farm machinery are detractors.
  517. Training: Do train drivers ever get qualified or are they always in training?
  518. Trial: Do law firms soliciting clients offer a free trial?
  519. Try Me Out: If I were to start a cat-lending service, its motto would be "Try Meowt".
  520. Turned On: When I get naked in the bathroom, only the shower gets turned on.Pun.me
  521. Tutankhamun: An incoming trumpeter is like a Pharaoh: tootin' comin.
  522. Twelve Months [in a year]: The thief that stole a calendar got twelve months.
  523. Two Can: My friend tried to annoy me with bird puns, but I soon realized that toucan play at that game.
  524. Two Week: I used to be a personal trainer, but I quit after giving my too weak notice.
  525. UCLA: When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.
  526. UFO: A fake flying saucer is a U-eh-phony.
  527. Un Boxing: The way Christmas is, with all the unwrapping and opening, we should call it Unboxing Day.
  528. Unbeatable: You probably shouldn't buy eggs at an "unbeatable price".
  529. Unchecked: What would happen if the Plaid Plague Pandemic were left unchecked?
  530. Unclear: The meaning of opaque is unclear.
  531. Underwear: Lingerie stores sell under-wares.
  532. Unhygienic: Not greeting Jennifer makes me a dirty boy: Un-hi-Jen-ic.
  533. Uniform: Garments worn by the military and first responders are grown on unifarms.
  534. Unspeakable: Do psychopathic mimes commit unspeakable crimes?
  535. Utter: My first attempt at milking a cow was an udder disaster.
  536. Valour: When it comes to dangerous fabrics, is discretion the better part of velour?
  537. Vice Squad: Who else but the vise squad would clamp down on crime?
  538. Viral: I made a meme about the corona virus and it went viral.
  539. Vitamin C: An important part of a healthy diet of fish is Vitamin Sea.
  540. Wall Russ: If a drywall contractor named Russ were to choose a mascot for his company, would it be a walrus?
  541. Want To: My wife told me to stop speaking in numbers, but I didn't 1 2.Pun.me
  542. Waste of Time: Don't try to make a belt with watches, as it will be a waist of time.
  543. Watergate: Was President Nixon's favourite 'thirst quencher' Watergatorade?
  544. Way Back [leaning]: My recliner and I go way back.
  545. Weak Back: Can anyone remember that chiropractor joke I posted about a week back?
  546. Weapon: If I told jokes with intent to injure, would I be charged with assault with a weapun?
  547. Wear Out: Clothes worn out-of-doors become beat-up and shabby because you wear them out.
  548. Weatherstripping: When meteorologists want to have a stag (or doe) party, they go to Home Depot to see the weather stripping.
  549. Weight Training: Learning patience will make you stronger because it's wait training.
  550. Welcome to the Jungle: Psychiatrists have a favourite Guns N Roses song: Welcome to the Jung-le.
  551. Well, Well, Well: While pondering the sight of three watering holes in the ground, I said "Well, well, well."
  552. Whistle Blower: If I were to raise the alarm about corruption in the Referee's Union, would that make me a whistle-blower whistleblower?
  553. White Russian [alcoholic drink]: Does a racist ethnic bar serve only White Russians?
  554. Who Let the Dogs Out: A song that should be played at sci-fi fan-cons is "Dr. Who Let the Dogs Out". Except, they're not dogs…
  555. Whole: After eating the ship, the sea monster said, I can’t believe I ate the hull thing.
  556. Whole Grains: Are doughnuts made from hole grains?
  557. Wikipedia: The primary source of information in the Star Wars universe is Wookiee-pedia.
  558. Wind: When I first heard about the play "Inherit the Wind", I thought that it was about the genetics of flatulence.
  559. Wooden: Pinocchio wanted to be a star on Broadway, but was criticized for his wooden acting.
  560. Worship: Naval dockyards are holy because they are places of warship.
  561. Would: I tried to come up with a pun about carpentry, but nothing wood work.
  562. Wouldn’t Whistle: I bought a wooden whistle but it wooden whistle.
  563. Wrestlemania: Is the premier athletic event of cattle thieves called Rustlemania?
  564. X-Rated: Ted's radiologist could be a porn star, since she's already X-Ray-Ted.
  565. Yankee: Pulled weeds become Americans - Yankees.
  566. Yet He: For years, Sasquatch has been called Bigfoot, Yeti never complains.

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