punsters
Groan-inducing joke tellers
People who make puns—wordplay exploiting multiple meanings or similar-sounding words for humorous effect.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, as puns are considered the lowest form of wit by some: The punsters in the office couldn't resist a groaner about the new filing system.
Jokes using sound similarities
- paronomasiaRhetorical use of puns
- double-entendreWords with suggestive second meaning
- spoonerismsSound-swapping speech errors
- malapropismsConfused word substitutions
homophones · homonyms · anagrams · neologisms · portmanteaus · palindromes · acrostics · cryptograms
Brief witty remarks
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
- jestsHumorous remarks or teases
japes · wisecracks · banter · repartee · shtick · zingers · punchlines · groaners
Professional humor performer
- satiristOne who mocks through wit
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- quipsterPerson known for cleverness
- wisecrackerSomeone who jokes constantly
joker · wit · comic · banterer · raconteur · gagster · wordsmith · entertainer
Cleverly humorous
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- playfulInclined toward fun
irreverent · droll · facetious · tongue-in-cheek · sardonic · wry · sly · whimsical
puns
Jokes using sound similarities
- paronomasiaRhetorical use of puns
- double-entendreWords with suggestive second meaning
- spoonerismsSound-swapping speech errors
malapropisms · homophones · homonyms · anagrams · neologisms · portmanteaus · palindromes · acrostics · cryptograms · ambigrams
quips
Brief witty remarks
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- one-linersBrief comedic remarks
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
jests · japes · wisecracks · banter · repartee · shtick · zingers · punchlines · groaners · knee-slappers
comedian
Professional humor performer
wisecracker · joker · wit · comic · banterer · raconteur · gagster · wordsmith · entertainer · clown
witty
Cleverly humorous
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
playful · irreverent · droll · facetious · tongue-in-cheek · sardonic · wry · sly · whimsical · waggish
- humoristshumorists, wits, satirists, comics, comedians
- word loverslogophile, logophiles, word nerd, word nerds, wordsmith
punstersliteralists
Those reading without interpretation
straight talkers · pedants · sticklers · purists · grammarians