What does paronomasiac mean?
Paronomasiac means One addicted to wordplay or puns..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
One addicted to wordplay or puns..
Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged—nay, actively abetted—by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac.
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Paronomasiac means One addicted to wordplay or puns..
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Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged—nay, actively abetted—by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac.
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