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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word or a phrase in a specific context, which a dictionary cannot answer. Please give as much context as possible.
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What's up with the "pun (not) intended" thing?
Typically, appending the parenthetical "(no pun intended)" is an expression of IRONY.
It acknowledges that there is a pun, that it WAS intended, that the pun itself applies commentary to the content …
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