daffynition

English

Etymology

Blend of daffy (“mad; eccentric”) +‎ definition.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: definition

Noun

Examples
apéritif: A set of dentures. (a-pair-of-teeth) buccaneer: Too much to pay for corn. (buck-an-ear) propaganda: A gentlemanly goose. (proper-gander)

daffynition (plural daffynitions)

1. A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.
   • 1980, Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, The Joy of Lex: How to Have Fun with 860,341,500 Words, New York: Morrow, →ISBN, page 269:

     Daffynitions appear in fictionaries, not dictionaries, and they add hidden dimensions to the words they describe.

See also

• mondegreen

Further reading

• daffynition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia