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"Thou art Peter [ Greek Πετρος, Petros], and upon this rock [ Greek πετρα, petra] I will build my church."

(Note that while petra is "rock", the word for "stone" in general is petros, or πετρος.)

The word pun itself is thought to be originally a contraction of the (now archaic) pundigrion. This latter term is thought to have originated from punctilious, which itself derived from the Italian puntiglio (meaning "a fine point"), diminutive of punto, "point", from the Latin punctus, past participle of pungere, "to prick." These etymological sources are reported in the Oxford English Dictionary, which nonetheless labels them "conjecture".

Although there are several varieties of puns, there are two main linguistic methods for creating them:

• Homographic, in which where the pun exploits a word with multiple meanings. For example: "Being in politics is just like playing golf: you are trapped in one bad lie after another."
• Homophonic, in which the pun exploits two words with similar sounds. For example: "A chicken crossing the road is pure poultry [like poetry] in motion."

The compound pun is one in which multiple puns are colocated for additional and amplified effect. An example of this is the following story:

A woman had three sons who emigrated from Ireland to the USA. They prospered and soon became the owners of a large cattle ranch. They weren't, however, sure what to call it, so they wrote back to their mother for advice. She sent a one-word reply on a postcard: Focus. Puzzled, they wrote back for an explanation. Her response was: "It's where the sons raise meat" ["Sun's rays meet"].

Sometimes puns can be used in a name. For instance the name Justin Tyme sounds like "just in time". This sort of naming is found in many works of fiction, for example, Piers Anthony's Xanth novels, The Eyre AffairThe Eyre Affair is the first novel written by Jasper Fforde. Published in 2001, it is the story of literary detective Thursday Next's pursuit of master criminal Acheron Hades through 1985 United Kingdom (minus Wales, an independent republic in the novel's, AsterixAsterix (originally Asterix is a fictional character, the hero of a series of comic books created by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in France. The books have been translated into many languages (even Latin and ancient Greek) and are available in most cou, The SimpsonsHomer, Marge, Maggie, Santa's Little Helper, Bart, Snowball II, and Lisa. The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series and sitcom series in U. television history, with 16 seasons and 338 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989. and the Carmen SandiegoCarmen Isabela Sandiego is a fictional character featured in a long-running series of educational games and television shows in the United States of the same name. As a criminal mastermind and villain, Sandiego was an integral part of the series, which or computer gameA computer game is any sort of game that is played using a computer. General Although often associated, computer games are not necessarily video games although all but the earliest video games (such as Pong, which used dedicated analogue circuitry) are cos.

Puns are also found in serious literature. See Alexander PopeAlexander Pope ( May 21, 1688 May 30, 1744) was a well known English poet and writer. Born to a Catholic family in 1688, Alexander was educated mostly outside "normal" schools and colleges as a result of the penal laws that were in force at the time to up, James JoyceJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce ( February 2, 1882 January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, and is widely considered one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his short story collection Dubliners ( 1914, Vladimir NabokovThis page is about the novelist. For his father, the politician, see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov Pronounced: vlah-DEE-meer nah-BAWK-awf ( April 10 O. April 22/ 23 N. 1899 July 2, 1977), was a Russian author, lepidopterist, and others discussed under word play.

Official puns are rare, but there are a few:

• K-9, pronounced "canine", for war dogs or police dogs follows the military pattern of designations, such as G-2 .
• "Curb your dog", the injunction on former New York City street signs that combined a requirement to leash a dog with a reguirement that dogs be taken to the gutter for their "business". Replaced after pooper-scooper laws were passed.
• The US 4th Infantry Division patch has four Ivy leaves on it, from the Roman numeral IV or 4.
• Although the amphibious military truck called a DUKW may appear to have a punning name, in fact the designation follows standard military vehicle designations from the World War 2 period.

Numerous pun formats exist:

• Tom Swifty
• Spoonerism
• Knock-knock joke
• Shaggy dog story
• Daffynition
• Transpositional puns
• Bilingual pun

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