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Le calembour
A play on words based on sound. A groan-worthy one is often called a jeu de mots douteux.
Examples in context
Il place un calembour dans chaque phrase.
He slips a pun into every sentence.
Ce calembour était vraiment mauvais.
That pun was really bad.
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