no pun intended

English

Adverb

no pun intended

  1. Used to indicate acknowledgment that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun, but was/is not used as a pun. Equally as often the term is used in conversation to call attention to an intended pun.

See also

  • pardon the pun, pun intended
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