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A transpositional pun is a complicated pun format with two aspects. It involves transposing the words in a well-known phrase or saying to get a daffynition-like clever redefinition of a well-known word unrelated to the original phrase. The redefinition is thus the first aspect, the transposition the second aspect.
As a result, transpositional puns are considered among the most difficult to create, and commonly the most challenging to comprehend, particularly for non-native speakers of the language in which they're given (most commonly English).

Examples

Pun	Original reference
Alimony: The bounty of mutiny.	The Mutiny on the Bounty.
Dieting: A waist is a terrible thing to mind.	"A mind is a terrible thing to waste", the motto of the United Negro College Fund.
Hangovers: The wrath of grapes.	The Grapes of Wrath
Olympic officials: The souls that time men's tries.	Thomas Paine's saying "These are the times that try men's souls".
The Oboe: An ill wind nobody blows good.	"'tis an ill wind that blows nobody any good".
Feudalism: It's your count that votes!	"It's your vote that counts!"
Candidiasis: The wicked itch of the yeast	"the wicked witch of the east" from The Wizard of Oz
Tumours: All swell that end swell	"All's well that ends well"
Screaming: Words speak louder than actions	"Actions speak louder than words"
Soldiers of fortune: Give Chance some peace	"Give peace a chance"

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