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Brainstorm: a pun on rainstorm?
The Online Etymology Dictionary unsurprisingly says brainstorm is from the combination of brain and storm.
What I want to know is whether or not this neologism was an intentional pun on the word ...
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Term for misspelling used as pun of another word
What is the term for a common or potential pun of another word using a misspelling? For example, I thought the made-up word bikery was a funny sort of play on the word bakery. What, therefore, would ...
