Word: punned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Suddenly the clock struck one - not because it was one o'clock, but because it was in the habit of doing that same thing. It didn't make any material difference what time it was - it was all one to the clock. - [Princeton Pun...
...things collegiate as well as worldly, is furnished by the ease of the slang term "James," once in vigorous use at Harvard. but now fallen into complete desuetude. Only two years ago, it was a a common designation for what is now familiarly termed the "Gym." The pun was too ghostly for long life...
There has been formed among the seniors an Anti-Pun Society, and it costs a man five cents to get funny. The proceeds are to go for a supper of the society as soon as all the members are dead broke. - [Dartmouth...
...SUIPER, do you know when you attempt to make a pun you remind me very much of Batkin's new paper?" "How is that, Dingus?" "Why, because you tri-weekly." Dingus will be able to attend to his duties about the first of March. - Acta...
...engaged. I replied "No without raising my eyes from my book. A female sat down beside me. A few minutes passed by in silence, when the woman sighed heavily. Now if there is one thing more than another which affects me, it is a woman's sighs (pity the pun). I dropped my book and looked. Heavens! What a vision! Beautiful light brown hair, very dark brown eyes, perfect features, and a figure that would have thrown all the Venuses of Milo in the shade. My ideal was realized, for that she was a country girl, the basket which...