Pun Dictionary: Redef

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 Roamer: My traveling stinks because I am aroma.
  4. Advice: Someone suggested that I put advertisements on my clamps, but I thought that was bad ad-vice.
  5. Affirmative: Nodding your head is an example of affirmative action.
  6. Algorithm: A Vice-President playing the bongos is mathematical because he's an Al Gore Rhythm.
  7. All the Wrong Places: Star Wars burlesque has me looking for love in Alderaan places.
  8. Alone: Borrowed money is always by itself because it’s a loan.
  9. Angry: The colour of rage is angreen.
  10. Any Longer: The company that makes yardsticks isn't going to make them any longer.
  11. Applause: The Rules for Clapping are called Applaws.
  12. Apply: I wonder if ballet dancers have to a-plié to join a company, or just audition.
  13. Architect: Noah was an engineer and an ark-itect.
  14. Architect: People who design dog houses are barkitects.
  15. Are: I wonder if young pirates in love say, "I love you just the way you arrrr."?
  16. Ask It: A mortician teacher might say "If you have a question, just casket!"
  17. Aspire: I strive to be a church steeple because its a spire.
  18. Ass Tear: A move that causes the seat of your pants to rip as you tap-dance is called the Astaire.
  19. Asshole: Wishing wells are rude because they're a bunch of ask-holes.
  20. At Ground Level: The problem that seniors have with gardening is that it's at ground level.MS
  21. Atmosphere: Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? The food is great, but it has no atmosphere.
  22. Bag Here: The location of a plastic bag recycling station can be marked by a character from The Jungle Books: Bagheera.
  23. Bail: I named my plane "Enola Hay", but when I got into trouble, I had to bale out.
  24. Bail: I got arrested for stealing hay, but got out of jail after posting bale.
  25. Bail Out [of a plane]: I wonder if it's wise to refer to financial aid for skydiving schools as a "bailout".
  26. Balance: I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over.
  27. Banquet: To celebrate the grand re-opening of the First National Bank after the flood, they held a bank-wet.
  28. Barbarian: An uncivilized hair stylist could be called a barberian.
  29. Barbells: A ladies' glee club that performs in the lounges of fitness clubs could be called the Bar-Belles.
  30. Bartender: A termite walks into a bar and asks "Is the bar tender here?"
  31. Bassinet: The best thing with which to catch fish is a baby's bed: a bassinet.
  32. Bawdy House: A funeral director got busted on a prostitution-related charge - running a common body house.
  33. Believe: The apiarist left his job, if you can bee leave it.
  34. 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.
  35. Billed: For my assembly services, you will be build.
  36. Birthday: When a ship comes into port, it gets a little older because it's a berthday.
  37. Blow Out: Think of the effort I could save by buying birthday candles at a blow-out sale.
  38. Blue Toe: It was when Popeye's nemesis walked barefoot through a tray of indigo dye that he became known as Bluto.
  39. Boarding: My kid didn't know how to get on an airplane, so we sent him to boarding school.
  40. Body: Off-colour jokes are, for morticians, bawdy humour.
  41. Boing: When airplane manufacturers are on pogo sticks, they say "Boeing, Boeing, Boeing!"
  42. Bouncer: Nobody gets rowdy at the Trampoline Tavern because they have lots of bouncers.
  43. Boutique: A fancy little shop specializing in marine supplies is a boatique.
  44. Boutique: A good place to shop for fancy footwear is a bootique.
  45. Bow Tie: While on board a ship, I wear a boat-tie.
  46. Break In: Preparing new shoes for use is like being a burglar, since you have to break them in.
  47. Break Into: Musical theatre is a great place for burglars. People are always breaking into song.
  48. Breaking News: New info on the Monarch of the Donkeys is bray king news.
  49. Britney Spears: Western France was known for its singing pikemen, the Brittany Spears.
  50. Broadloom: Heavily soiled carpet could be called broadloam.
  51. Broker: They're called stock brokers because you're seldom richer after you deal with them.
  52. Brouhaha: If beer had bubbles of nitrous oxide, it would be noisy in a funny way because it would be a brewhaha.
  53. Bust [women's]: I predict that the movie I'm making about building a bra out of Lego will be a blockbuster.
  54. Cabaret: Cab[0], cab[1], … , cab[n] is very entertaining because it's a cab array.
  55. 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.
  56. Canna Pay: Free party snacks are provided for those who canapé.
  57. Capitalize: I am very good at starting sentences, but I don't like to capitalize on it.
  58. Caps: The correct way to spell "hats" is HATS because it's all caps.
  59. Capsized: When you flip a boat over in the water, you can fit it on your head because it is cap-sized.
  60. Carpet: If you take your dog for a drive, it will turn into a rug because it's a carpet.
  61. Cartoons: I always get animated when I listen to musical pieces in the car, because they're car-tunes.
  62. Cashmere: Shops that sell fine woolens are good at turning mere cash into cashmere. Especially in Kashmir.
  63. Casualty: People in the armed forces prefer formal tea over casual tea.
  64. 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".
  65. Caved: My friends kept pressuring me to go spelunking, so I finally caved.
  66. Centrifuge: A perfume-free merry-go-round is a scent-refuge.
  67. Chance: I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I never got the chants.
  68. Charge: The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free. But the bull charges.
  69. Check [chess term]: My career as a chess grandmaster was kept in check by my incompetence.
  70. Chimpanzee: The flower preferred by Jane Goodall is the chimp pansy.
  71. Circulation: The magazine about ceiling fans went out of business due to low circulation.
  72. Classless: You are so classless that you could be a Marxist utopia.
  73. Clipper: The favourite ships of barbers and hairstylists are clippers.
  74. Closed: When the strip club isn't open their sign reads 'Sorry, we're clothed'.
  75. Collect Himself [expression]: When the shocked IRS agent was convicted of tax evasion, he had to take time to collect himself.
  76. Comeback: The Boomerang Champ had a mid-season slump, but eventually made a comeback and won again.
  77. Comic Strip: Would a picture of a clown removing his/her clothes be a comic strip?
  78. Communication: If you ever get locked out of your house, talk to your lock calmly, because communication is key.
  79. Contact [lenses]: My phone has to wear glasses ever since it lost its contacts.
  80. Counterfeiters: People who install kitchens are into fake money because they're counter-fitters.
  81. Course: A series of university lectures on hydrology could be called the "Water Course".
  82. Covered: My insurance company said if my tent is stolen while I'm camping, I won't be covered.
  83. Cow Boy: The Minotaur was the first cowboy.
  84. Crook: Shepherds could be master criminals, since they work with crooks every day.
  85. Cure Rating: Doctors and museums have one thing in common: they are judged on their curating.
  86. Daguerreotype: Swords and knives could be illustrated in books using dagger-otype.
  87. Dalai: If the chief Buddhist became a surrealist painter, he could be called Salvador Dali Lama.
  88. Darth Vader: Any character on Game of Thrones who runs away from Brienne could be on Star Wars, as a Tarth Evader.
  89. Dead Pan (2): Any humour coming from an undertaker's kitchen would have to be deadpan.
  90. Decree: A First Nations dictatorship would feature rule by deCree.
  91. Déjà Vu: Rewatching the movie Halloween gives me a feeling of déjà boo.
  92. De-Lighted: I should have been sad when my flashlight batteries died, but I was delighted.
  93. Demonstration: When attempting to sell new Products for Torment in Hell, one always needs to provide a demon-stration.
  94. Deported: When a ship gets kicked out of a country, it is de-ported.
  95. Depressed: Old tailors don't get wrinkly, they get de-pressed.
  96. Derriere: Cow farts come from the dairy air.
  97. Detergents: I hear it's easy to convince ladies to not eat Tide pods, but it's hard to deter gents.
  98. Distinctive: Don't talk smack to a skunk because it has a diss-stinktive aroma.
  99. Diverse: People who leap into water head first are a divers bunch.
  100. Do It Yourself: When the scientist wanted to clone a deer, he bought a doe it yourself kit.
  101. Do it Yourself: I could not find a singing partner so I bought a duet-yourself kit.
  102. Don't Know Why: I'm super-friendly with 25 letters of the alphabet, but I don't know why.
  103. 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."
  104. Double-Tap: Assassin dancers prefer to double-tap.
  105. Draw: A reality TV contest between two cartoonists ended in a draw.
  106. Drawer: Bureaus and dressers are for artists because they're full of drawers.
  107. Drawn Out: Cartoonists' feuds can be really long and drawn-out.
  108. Dream Job: To be a mattress tester is my dream job.
  109. Drunk On: "Did you know that you can get as drunk on water as you can on land?" - W.C. Fields
  110. Duplicate: Kate named her clone Dupli Kate.
  111. Each Other: Cows lie down in the rain to keep each udder dry.
  112. Eek-Wine: Jockeys drink booze made from frightened grapes: Equine.
  113. Elongate: Let's hope that Elon Musk doesn't get involved in a scandal because ElonGate would be really drawn out.
  114. Em-Barking: Dogs are noisy when they're getting on ships because they're embarking.
  115. Employment: "Cannabis Cultivation Technician": a new hemployment.
  116. End Table: Any table that kills you is an end table.
  117. Equinox: March 21 and September 21 are days when horses don't use doorbells because they're equine-noxes.
  118. Expectations Raised: Motto of a demolitions company: "Your expectations have been razed."
  119. 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.
  120. Fabrication: All quilts are lies: complete fabrications!
  121. Far Away: Egypt isn't close, it's pharaoh way.
  122. Fasten: The tenth Fast and Furious movie should be called Fast Ten: Your Seatbelt.
  123. Father Figure: I don't have a 'dad bod', I have a 'father figure'.
  124. 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.
  125. Fear: The only thing flat-earthers fear is sphere itself.
  126. Fee Fi Fo Fum: I have a fear of giants: Feefiphobia.
  127. Feller (Fellow): He wasn't the best lumberjack, but he was a decent feller.
  128. Fern Ass: The backside of a fern is really hot because it's a furnace.
  129. Figures: My wife and I can't count calories and we have the figures to prove it.
  130. Fist of Fury: A martial arts film involving people in animal costumes could be called Fist of Furry.
  131. Foiled: I tried to steal a fencing sword, but was foiled.
  132. Folded: There was a company that sold paper to origami enthusiasts, but it folded.
  133. Free of Charge: The dead batteries were given out free of charge.
  134. Generally: Civil War jokes are General Lee frowned upon.
  135. Gesticulate: Jokes told in Sign Language are jest-iculations.
  136. Gig [gigabyte]: I started a band called 999 Megabytes - we haven't gotten a gig yet.
  137. Glowing: If I want to get a job at the nuclear power plant, I will need a glowing reference.
  138. Gnomon: I used a garden gnome as the centrepiece for a sundial, since all sundials need a gnomon them.
  139. Goal: A goalie's goal in life is to have no goals.
  140. Gorgeous: Some river valleys are absolutely gorges.
  141. Grainy: I tried taking high-resolution photos of local farmland, but they all turned out really grainy.
  142. Grind: A hand-cranked coffee mill is the perfect gift for people who think work is a grind and a grind is work.
  143. Grown: Some people think that puns are juvenile, but I prefer to think of them as full-groan.
  144. Habit Forming: Making clothes for nuns isn't addictive, but it is habit-forming.
  145. Hammer Rabbi: I gave a carpentry tool to a Jewish religious leader and got a Babylonian king: Hammurabi.
  146. Handy: Learn sign language; it's very handy.
  147. Happy [Snow White & 7 Dwarfs]: Statistically speaking, six out of seven Dwarves are not Happy.
  148. Harrowing: Living through the accident in the farmer's field was a harrowing experience.
  149. Head Lights: Silly Billy thought that head lice would help him see in the dark.
  150. Heal: The motto of a combination veterinary clinic and dog obedience school could be "Here you come to heel."
  151. Hedge: A cautious topiary artist will hedge her bets.
  152. He'll Bop: Muhammad Ali's favourite comet could have been Hale-Bopp (you one).
  153. Herself: A person wearing a green outfit with pointed ears and driving a hearse will always be female, because she's a hearse-elf.
  154. Hide: Leather armour is the best for sneaking around, since it's made of hide.
  155. High Overhead: Running a store that sells hats made from marijuana hemp is expensive because there's high overhead.
  156. High Tide: Laundry detergent made from hemp would be marketed under the brand name "High Tide".
  157. Hits: Muhammad Ali could have gone into the recording industry. All his songs would have been hits.
  158. Hogwarts: Do donkeys learn magic at Hee-Hogwarts?
  159. Hold Up: A bank robber, impatient at the slow pace of the delivery of the money, shouts "Hey, what's the holdup?"
  160. Horse Jumping: Bouncing on a trampoline when you have laryngitis is hoarse jumping.
  161. Hullaballoo: When economists started making a lot of noise about inflation, I called it a hullaballoon.
  162. I [Roman numeral for 1]: I, for one, like Roman numerals.
  163. Ice Sickles: You can manually harvest winter wheat with icicles.
  164. Ig Glue: In order to fix a broken snow fort, you can use igloo.
  165. Illuminati: Folks who get a bit too rabid about forcing people to change incandescent bulbs to fluorescents are illumi-Nazis.
  166. In Bread: "If you were any more inbred, you'd be a sandwich!"
  167. In the Pendant: If you put a picture of yourself in a locket, you can say you're independent.
  168. Issues: An excellent self-help slogan: Please cancel my subscription to your issues.
  169. 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!
  170. It's Wrong: If this dress isn't right for you, it sarong.
  171. Jogged: I had forgotten how to run, but a trainer jogged my memory.
  172. Juvenile: Many Roman poets were mature, but one was Juvenal.
  173. Kamikaze: If a comedian's show goes down in flames, does it get called comic-kaze?
  174. Kick: Daredevils smack a horse's rump not for the thrill, but for kicks.
  175. Kid Napping: There was a kidnapping at school, but don't worry, she woke up.
  176. Killed: Old bedspread makers never die, but they can be quilt.
  177. Kilt: When Scots undress, they also become unbalanced because they're off-kilter.
  178. Kinder [German for children]: No matter how kind you are, German kids are Kinder.
  179. Komodo Dragon: I designed a toilet shaped like a large lizard and called it the Commode-o Dragon.
  180. Lactose Intolerant: I have to eat breakfast with toast because I'm lack-toast intolerant.
  181. Lactose Intolerant: It offends me that lilacs have no feet because I am lilac-toes intolerant.
  182. Layered: A style of dressing that makes you resemble a Scottish noble: the Laird Look.
  183. Lederhosen: Firefighter Chiefs prefer to wear leader-hosen.
  184. Lenin: A Soviet-era brand of fabric was called Vladimir Linen.
  185. Levels: Stairs and ladders are fun on so many levels.
  186. Liability: A criminal's best asset is his also his lie ability.
  187. Lone Ranger: A bank employee becomes a Western hero when she is the Loan Arranger.
  188. Long Sentence: If the judge loves the sound of his/her voice, expect a long sentence.
  189. Loo Pins: Lupins are what you find on a lavatory's bulletin board.
  190. Look Out Below: "Look out below!" is a lookout bellow when you are standing on a high observation post.
  191. Lost My Case: I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage, but apparently I lost my case.
  192. Lucifer: Pet hair that is lying around the house is devilish because it is Loose Fur.
  193. Lucifer: A devilishly sticky brand of adhesive is Glucifer.
  194. Lunatic: People who go nuts over lighter-than-air travel are balloonatics.
  195. Make Ends Meet: Electricians have to strip to make ends meet.
  196. Marathon: Skimpy underwear for those who like to run is called a marathong.
  197. Mass Disruption: The whoopee cushion was confiscated in algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
  198. Mata-Door: Bullfighters enter the arena through the matador.
  199. Material: The song that is most played in fabric stores is Madonna's "Material Girl".
  200. Mediocre: An inferior brown pigment is mediochre.
  201. Meltdown: For snowmen, badly losing your temper could be fatal because it would be a meltdown.
  202. Mercedes Benz: He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
  203. Missed: In some places fog will never be mist.
  204. Molasses: A Charlie's Angels spinoff that never got off the ground was "Moe's Lasses", who helped people get out of sticky situations.
  205. Monumental: My venture into the gravestone-making business was a monumental success.
  206. Move: When my neighbour painted his house purple, I had to mauve away.
  207. Mustard: When a soldier leaves the army, he turns into a condiment, because he's mustered out.
  208. Mute: The mime sentenced to death for murder had his sentence commuted.
  209. Mystery: If the actor Mr. T. had called himself Mr. E., nobody would have known what he was doing.
  210. No Mad: People who are always on the move aren't angry because they're nomads.
  211. Nobel Prize: A farmer that successfully raised lesbian cows won a no-bull prize for agriculture.
  212. Noble Cause: A crow that prefers to perch only on cows is a no-bull caws.
  213. Nostalgia: Feelings of wistfulness around food are called noshtalgia.
  214. Not Tea: People who are overly chauvinistic about their hot drinks say that tea is good and not tea is bad.
  215. Nothing: I asked my dog what two minus two is, and he said nothing.
  216. Nun: When I first heard about the TV show The Flying Nun, I thought that it was about the Mitsubishi Zero.
  217. Oar Fan: Have sympathy for the person who really likes rowing, for s/he is an orphan.
  218. Oblong: Stretching an ellipse makes it oblonger.
  219. On the Fly: I wonder if it's a good idea for pilots and skydivers to learn on the fly.
  220. One Star [rating]: If I had to rate this solar system, I'd give it one star.
  221. One-Night Stand: Any table that doesn't call you back is one nightstand.
  222. Open Road: No punster wants to walk the no-pun road, which is sad and lonely.
  223. Operating: If nothing else, a surgeon's computer needs an operating system.
  224. Operational: When a hospital is out of commission due to a power failure, it's non-operational.
  225. Operator: During a personnel crisis at the hospital, a surgeon found herself at the telephone switchboard because she was an operator.
  226. Organic: Some people like Star Wars food: Organaic.
  227. Orgasm: Remember folks, it isn't a yawn, it's a bore-gasm!
  228. Out Standing: An expert farmer is outstanding in her field.
  229. Outing: An excursion during Gay Pride Week probably shouldn't be called an outing.
  230. Outlaws: If marriage becomes illegal, only outlaws will have in-laws.
  231. Park a: As a punslinger, I know that if I want a warm coat, all I have to do is parka car.
  232. Parker: Since the guy in the Spiderman suit does all sorts of acrobatic leaping and climbing, his name should be Peter Parkour.
  233. Part With: When a bald man was given a comb for his birthday, he said "I will never part with it."
  234. Pass: When a quarterback declines an offer, does he say "I'll pass"?
  235. Pay Per View: I wanted to watch the origami competition on the TV, but it was on paper view.
  236. Peacekeepers: When things heat up in the Middle East, we should send them jigsaw puzzle boxes, since they're great piecekeepers.
  237. Peek at You: People playing Pokemon Go are Peeping Toms because they're always trying to get a Pikachu.
  238. Peek-a-Boo: A game that you don't want to play with kids in a fireworks factory is peek-a-boom.
  239. Peek-a-Boo: When the clouds alternately hide and reveal the mountain tops, we say that the mountains are playing peak-a-boo.
  240. Peer: Small boats can be vulnerable to pier pressure.
  241. Peer Review: I had to submit my article "Docks: An Annotated History" to a journal for pier review.
  242. Per Spire: The priest started sweating when he saw the quote for repairing the church's roof because the charge was perspire.
  243. Plucky: People who prepare poultry may not be brave, but they are plucky.
  244. Poe, a Tree: If you ever see Edgar Allen Poe about to collide with a tree, warn him by yelling "Poetry!"
  245. Poe-Shun: I reject Edgar Allen and his ravens with a special drink - a potion.
  246. Poetry: "The Raven" is but one example of Edgar Allen Poetry.
  247. Pole: I recently took a poll and 100% of people were annoyed when the tent collapsed.
  248. Pop: Advice for fathers who play with balloons: "Don't drink, Pop."
  249. 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.
  250. Primate: Your friend the crowbar is an ape because it's a pry mate.
  251. Pro Tractor: If you want to find the right angle to be in favour of farm machinery, you will need a protractor.
  252. Progressive Conservatives: If Stephen Harper and his Tories changed their minds about legalizing marijuana, they could be called the Pro-Grassive Conservatives.
  253. Pulitzer Prize: I am certain that my literary and erudite description of the "tug my finger" joke will win the Pull It Surprise.
  254. Pungent: My word play stinks because I am a pun gent.
  255. Purple: A cat's favourite colour is purrple.
  256. Queasy: I think that I'm a good cook, but others claim that I put the queasy in cuisine.
  257. Ragnarok: The Muzak that's played in Valhalla is Ragnarok and roll.
  258. Record: A rap group decided to call themselves 'Criminal' so that when they release an album it can be a Criminal Record.
  259. Referendum: A plebescite to end the stupidity surrounding marijuana could be called a reefer-end-dumb.
  260. Repealed: Breaking news: the laws against ringing a bell twice have been re-pealed!
  261. Repercussions: Death playing the drums is an example of reapercussions.
  262. Required: Help wanted: Someone to help me assemble animatronic skunks. No experience reek-wired.
  263. Resisting Arrest: Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
  264. Resurface: Since hockey was cancelled, nobody has seen the Zamboni driver, but we're sure she'll resurface eventually.
  265. Retainer: An orthodontic appliance will turn your teeth into lawyers, because they're all on retainer.
  266. Righter: As a superhero, I could be Typoman, the writer of wrongs.
  267. Ringy-Dingy [as Ernestine the Telephone Operator]: A small boat with a bell on it could be called the "Lily Tomlin" - one ringy-dinghy.
  268. Rip-Off: Velcro is a complete rip-off.
  269. Risk: My friends get mad when I steal their kitchen utensils, but it's a whisk I'm willing to take.
  270. Riveting: The History of Joining Metal is not just fascinating, it's riveting.
  271. Role-Playing: Any game that involves dice is a roll-playing game.
  272. Rook: Novice chess players are called rookies.
  273. Roundabout: People who design traffic circles are gabby because they talk in a roundabout way.
  274. Rub Out: The Eraser Gang keeps getting involved in rubouts.
  275. Rugged: Carpets can't just be tough, they must be rugged.
  276. Run Through: You shouldn't call a practice jousting session a run-through.
  277. Rung: Hands are like bells, especially when they're wrung.
  278. Rustle: Leaves are chronic livestock thieves because they're always rustling.
  279. Salamis: The Battle of Salamis involved ships, not sausages.
  280. Sangria: The drink that makes you mad is sangria.
  281. Sans Serif [font]: Sansa Stark ran her boat aground on a font: the Sansa Reef.
  282. Satirical: Any humour about a person who's part goat has to be satyrical.
  283. Scars: I burned myself when smoking, and have the cigars to show for it.
  284. Second Fiddle: A guy threw away a violin made from watches because he didn't want to be second fiddle to anyone.
  285. Sedans: "The Waltz of the Cars" could be called the "Sedance".
  286. Seismograph: The quality of dad jokes is measured with a sighsmograph.
  287. Sensational: My karate teacher was not just excellent, he was sensei-tional.
  288. Sentence: A prisoner's favourite punctuation mark is the period because it marks the end of his sentence.
  289. Sham Pain: The problem with champagne is that too much of it will create realpagne. But it's the journey, not the destination, right?
  290. Shamrock: Detractors of Nickelback say they're perfect for St. Patrick's Day because they play sham-rock.
  291. Shocked: Defibrillators and Tasers rarely fail, but when they do, nobody is shocked.
  292. Short For: What is E.T. short for? Because he's short little legs. [From the movie E.T. the Extraterrestrial]
  293. Sighs-mograph: The elephant was so depressed that his huge sighs were picked up on seismographs.
  294. 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.
  295. 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.
  296. Skipping Class: Learning how to jump rope in Phys Ed gives a new meaning to skipping class.
  297. Skittish: People in improv troupes don't get nervous, but they do get a little skittish.
  298. Slam [criticize]: "Dad, Jim Morrison was highly overrated!" "Son, I've told you not to slam The Doors!"
  299. Slip On: Winter footwear should not be of the slip-on style.
  300. Slipshod: Using banana peels for horseshoes will always give slipshod results.
  301. Sluggish: I took the shell off of my racing snail to make it faster, but it just made it more slug-ish.
  302. Small Feet: I used to make clown shoes, which was no small feat.
  303. Snippy: Hairdressers aren't usually rude, but they can be snippy.
  304. Socrates: A philosopher who would have liked kicking a ball around was Soccer-ates.
  305. Some Are: The four seasons are all different. Summer warmer than others.
  306. So-So: Mediocre needlework is so-sewing.
  307. Sound: People who snore are sound sleepers.
  308. 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!"
  309. Spot Check: Putting a plaid suit on a leopard could be called a spot check.
  310. St. Patrick's Day: Baseball players celebrate St. Bat-Trick's Day.
  311. Stand Corrected: I didn't think that I needed orthopedic shoes, but now I stand corrected.
  312. Stand Up: A comedian faced down a bully because someone told him to standup for himself.
  313. Stereo-Typing: People who plug their computer keyboards into hi-fi systems aren't idiots. That would be stereotyping.
  314. Stiff [dead person]: Morticians relax with a stiff drink.
  315. Stir Up: People who make saddles are always looking to stirrup trouble.
  316. Stretcher: Yoga practitioners are great at carrying injured people, since they are stretchers.
  317. Strip: It isn't difficult to become a member of the Exotic Dancing Electrician's Club, but you do have to strip to join.
  318. Stripper: An exotic dancer who incorporated removing body paint into her routine called herself the paint stripper.
  319. Stuck: I was trying to make a pun about escaping quicksand, but I'm stuck.
  320. Stuck: With it's name, you'd think stucco was made from glue.
  321. Stuffed: Never tell a taxidermist to get stuffed.
  322. Suck You Lent: The vacuum cleaner you loaned me is like an aloe vera: a succulent.
  323. Sufficient: My supply of beach jokes is more than surficient to meet demand.
  324. Suitor: When a gentleman tailor woos a lady, he is called a suitor.
  325. Suspended Animation: The full-length cartoon "Cryo" wasn't cancelled, it was put in suspended animation.
  326. Suspended Sentence: A marionette was convicted of theft, but given a suspended sentence.
  327. Sweep: My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
  328. Swore Off Skiing: After the salesman in the swanky jewelry store had a skiing accident, he Swarovski forever.
  329. Symphony: A counterfeit sim can play music, since it's a symphony.
  330. Take a Shower: Kleptomaniacs were banned from the bathroom because they kept taking showers.
  331. Take It: The repentant kleptomaniac said "I just couldn't take it anymore!"
  332. Taking Pictures: A photographer was thrown out of an art gallery because he kept taking pictures.
  333. Taking Time: Patience is required to be a clock thief because you have to take your time.
  334. Taps: You can tell that poltergeists manufactured faucets when they were alive because of all the taps they make now.
  335. Taylor Swift [singer]: A person who sings while quickly mending clothes is a Tailor Swift.
  336. Terrifying: Trade wars are more than frightening, they're tariffying.
  337. The Bait: When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.
  338. The Van: I will drive the car, while the furniture-maker will drive divan.
  339. 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!"
  340. Tick Tock: A discussion about ticks could be the sound of a grandfather clock because it is tick talk.
  341. Tie: Did Luke get Darth Vader a TIE for Father's Day?
  342. Time on My Hands: I had clocks tattooed on my palms so I could say that I had time on my hands.
  343. Tip: I need to check my bank account before paying the bill at a restaurant so that I can tip without losing my balance.
  344. Tip Toes: Ballerinas are very quiet because they're always tiptoeing around.
  345. Too Tired: A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.
  346. Too Tired: I was annoyed at being unable to sleep due to the horn honking, but was toot ired to do anything about it.
  347. Touchy: I wanted to learn Braille, but it's a touchy subject.
  348. Tractor: People who criticize farm machinery are detractors.
  349. Tractor Trailer: If a bunch of movie previews featuring farm equipment were made, they'd be called tractor trailers.
  350. Try Me Out: If I were to start a cat-lending service, its motto would be "Try Meowt".
  351. Turned On: When I get naked in the bathroom, only the shower gets turned on.
  352. Tutankhamun: An incoming trumpeter is like a Pharaoh: tootin' comin.
  353. Twelve Months [in a year]: The thief that stole a calendar got twelve months.
  354. Two Week: I used to be a personal trainer, but I quit after giving my too weak notice.
  355. UFO: A fake flying saucer is a U-eh-phony.
  356. Unclear: The meaning of opaque is unclear.
  357. Underwear: Lingerie stores sell under-wares.
  358. Unhygienic: Not greeting Jennifer makes me a dirty boy: Un-hi-Jen-ic.
  359. Uniform: Garments worn by the military and first responders are grown on unifarms.
  360. Utter: My first attempt at milking a cow was an udder disaster.
  361. Want To: My wife told me to stop speaking in numbers, but I didn't 1 2.
  362. Waste of Time: Don't try to make a belt with watches, as it will be a waist of time.
  363. Way Back [leaning]: My recliner and I go way back.
  364. Wear Out: Clothes worn out-of-doors become beat-up and shabby because you wear them out.
  365. Weight Training: Learning patience will make you stronger because it's wait training.
  366. Well, Well, Well: While pondering the sight of three watering holes in the ground, I said "Well, well, well."
  367. 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…
  368. Whole: After eating the ship, the sea monster said, I can’t believe I ate the hull thing.
  369. Wikipedia: The primary source of information in the Star Wars universe is Wookiee-pedia.
  370. Wind: When I first heard about the play "Inherit the Wind", I thought that it was about the genetics of flatulence.
  371. Wooden: Pinocchio wanted to be a star on Broadway, but was criticized for his wooden acting.
  372. Worship: Naval dockyards are holy because they are places of warship.
  373. Would: I tried to come up with a pun about carpentry, but nothing wood work.
  374. Wouldn’t Whistle: I bought a wooden whistle but it wooden whistle.
  375. X-Rated: Ted's radiologist could be a porn star, since she's already X-Ray-Ted.
  376. Yankee: Pulled weeds become Americans - Yankees.
  377. Yet He: For years, Sasquatch has been called Bigfoot, Yeti never complains.

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