“I like to put German wine in my cooking on an add hock basis”
"Hock" is a British term for German white wine. Some puns have "add hock" instead of "ad hoc." "I didn’t have set people to specifically calculate how much…
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Little Dominican Republic (Washington Heights and Inwood)
The northern Manhattan communities of Washington Heights and Inwood have received many immigrants from the Dominican Republic since the 1960s. "The little Dominican Republics of Washington…
Little Caribbean (Flatbush, Brooklyn)
The Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn has, since at least the 1980s, added many immigrants from the Caribbean. "We stopped in East Flatbush, known as Little Caribbean" was printed in the…
Quackarazzi (quack + paparazzi)
A rare Mandarin duck (with pink, purple, orange and emerald green plumage) was spotted in Central Park in December 2018. So many people took photos of the duck that a new word was coined --…
Gun City (gun + Fun City)
New York City Mayor John Lindsay, when viewing a crippling transit strike and other troubles at the beginning of his administration in 1966, remarked, "I still think it's a fun…
“Why didn’t the Mexican archer fire his bow?”/“He didn’t habanero.”
"Habanero" sounds a little like "have an arrow." A riddle is: Q: Why didn't the Mexican archer fire his bow?A: He didn't habanero. "Why couldn't the Mexican…
The Deuce (42nd Street)
"Forty Deuce," or "Deuce" for short, is (or was) West 42nd Street, between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue. The term dates from the seedy 1960s and 1970s, when the block…
Crime Square or Crimes Square (crime + Times Square)
The Times Square area of New York City began deteriorating in the 1950s; in the 1970s, the area was a center for pornography and crime. The nickname "Crime Square" was suggested as early…
Slime Square (slime + Times Square)
The Times Square area of New York City began deteriorating in the 1950s; in the 1970s, the area was a center for pornography and crime. The nickname "Slime Square" (slime + Times Square)…
“Deck the halls with matzo balls”
"Deck the halls with matzo balls" is a parody on the "Deck the halls with boughs of holly" winter carol. The matzo ball joke has been printed on many images. "Deck them…
“If sex for money makes you a hoe, does sex for free make you a non-profit whoreganization?”
"If having sex for money makes you a hoe, does having sex for free make you a nonprofit organization ⁉️ #askingforafriend" was posted on Twitter by That Boy Shaud on April 18, 2017.…
“Pretzels are dough knots”
"Dough knots" sounds a little like "donuts." "Pretzels are dough knots" was posted on Twitter by "gage" on May 12, 2016. "Most pretzels are dough…
“I’ve combined a laxative and alphabet soup. I call it ‘Letter Rip’”
"I've combined alphabet soup and a laxative. I call it 'Letter Rip!'" was posted on Twitter by The Daily, Awful Pun (by Andy White) on April 26, 2011. "I've…
“War is when the government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is when you figure it out”
"War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself" (or "War is when the/your government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution…
Ballot Harvesting
"Ballot harvesting" refers to collecting absentee ballots. The "harvesting" system is legal in some states and legal in others. Political operatives go into neighborhoods,…
“Conspiracy Theorist: Nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker”
"Conspiracy Theorist: Nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was first posted on Twitter…
“Opening a new funeral parlor can be quite an undertaking”
A joke about the funeral parlor business was posted on the website Pun of the Day in January 2009: "Opening a new funeral parlor can be quite an undertaking." Pun of the DayGreat One…
“I wasn’t sure whether I should get into the human trafficking business. But now I’m sold”
The expression "I'm sold" is usually not taken literally, but there are puns. This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 13, 2017: "I wasn’t sure about getting involved in…
“I got a rejection letter from the origami university today, I’m not sure what to make of it”
A joke about college rejection letters was posted on Twitter by "the name is Les" on November 18, 2018: "I got a rejection letter from the origami university today, I’m not sure…
“My wife dressed up as a nurse to fulfill my fantasy that we have health insurance”
Many men have fantasies about sexy nurses, but a joke puts a twist on this. "My wife asked me what my biggest fantasy was. I told her for her to dress like a sexy nurse and tell me I have…