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Meaning of punnable in English:

punnable

Pronunciation /ˈpʌnəbl/

adjective

(also punable)

  • Of a word or name: on which puns can be made; suitable as a subject for punning.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Theodore Hook (1788–1841), writer and hoaxer. From pun + -able.