Pun Dictionary: S Entries

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Saab (Cars): A tale of misery and woe about a bad car is a Saab story.
Sabres (Hockey): Members of this team have the mistaken belief that the sword is mightier than the pun: Sabres.
Saigon (Geography): The city of departed sighs is Saigon.
Saints (Football): The nicest, most caring people work for the Saints franchise.
Sal Ammoniac (Book Titles): Wake Up!: Sal Ammoniac
Sally Forth (Book Titles): Get Out There!: Sally Forth
Salt (Chemistry): Some say chemistry profs are the salt of the earth; others say otherwise.
Samba (Book Titles): Latin Dances for Sheep: Sam Baa
Same Thing (Book Titles): I Can't See The Difference: Sam Ting ^JG
Samoa (Geography): Oliver Twist in Geography class: "Please, sir, I want Samoa."
San Diego (Book Titles): Southern California Waffles: Sandy Eggo ^JG
San Francisco (Book Titles): Still Looking For My Heart: Sam Francisco ^JG
Sandwich (Geography): A very edible island chain is called the Sandwich Islands.
Sandy/Shelly Beach (Book Titles): Summer Vacation: Sandy and Shelley Beach ^B
Santa Cruz (Geography): If Santa Claus took a trip on the Love Boat, it would be called the Santa Cruz.
Sarasota (Geography): Sarah's fondness for cream soda got her the nickname Sarasota.
Saratoga (Geography): When Sarah wrapped herself in a bed sheet, it was promptly dubbed the Saratoga.
Sarawak (Geography): Is Sarawak? She has to catch the school bus in 20 minutes.
Sardinia (Geography): Where to find the best sardines. Sardinia
Saskatchewan (Geography): "Did Saskatchewan rabbit?" "No, Sis caught two of them."
Saskatoon (Geography): A song to sing while being sassy: Saskatoon.
Save Your Breath (Book Titles): Stop Arguing: Xavier Breath
Saves (Hot Cross Puns): What do you get when you cross an evangelist with a hockey puck? A puck that saves itself.
Saw your Scanties (Book Titles): Peeping Tom: Sawyer Scanties ^JG
Say the Word (Book Titles): Ready...Set...: Sadie Word ^JG
Scarborough (Toronto): The scar lending service for makeup artists is in Scarborough.
Scarlett (Toronto): There is no Red Road in Toronto, but there is a Scarlett Road.
Scavenger Hunt (Hot Cross Puns): What do you get when you cross a vulture with a small grass house? A scavenger hut.
Scheelite (Geology): How to insult a geologist: look into his ear and say "I scheelite!"
Scilly (Geography): Punsters like the Scilly Isles best of all.
Scollard (Toronto): A lot of people with Ph.D. degrees live on Scollard St.
Scores (Sports): Classical composers like Verdi and Rossini would have been good at sports, as evidenced by the scores they created.
Scot-free (Book Titles): How To Beat A Murder Rap: Scott Free ^JG
Scotland Yard (Book Titles): Holmes Does It Again: Scott Linyard ^JG
Screen (Computers): When frightened, a common reaction of a person is to screen.
Scull (Sports): To use your head while rowing: Scull.
Seal (Animals): This pun book has the seal of approval of the International Save the Pun Foundation.
Seams (Clothing): Welcome to the Surrealist Clothing Shop, where nothing is as it seams.
Sedan (Geography): A geographer's favourite type of car is a Sedan.
See How he Runs (Book Titles): Joe Wins at a Track Meet: C. Howie Runns ^m
See Kay Undress (Book Titles): The Peeping Tom: C. K. Undress ^JG
See More Buns (Book Titles): Full Moon: Seymour Buns
See More Butts (Book Titles): Under the Bleachers: Seymour Butts ^l
See More Clearly (Book Titles): The Optician's Guide: Seymour Clearly ^A
Seen them All (Expressions): Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.
Seen ya Before (Book Titles): That Woman Gives Me Deja-Vu: Xena Before ^A
Sell my Soul (Book Titles): What Mephistopheles Did: Thelma Soul
Semi-Literate (Book Titles): Dan Quayle's Englush Skils: Sammy Literate
Sentinel (Toronto): Lookouts and security guards live on Sentinel Road.
Seoul (Geography): I love this city, heart and Seoul.
Serbia (Geography): Sign at the salad bar: "Serbia self."
Serial killer (Jokes): What do you call a person who puts poison in a person's corn flakes? A cereal killer.
Serge Suit (Book Titles): Tailoring: Serge Soote ^JG
Sergeant At Arms (Book Titles): Guarding the Door: Sergeant Atarms ^l
Seville (Geography): The Spanish Seville war was an unpleasant affair.
Sewerage Pipe (Book Titles): Waste Water: Sue Ridgepipe ^v
Seychelles (Geography): She sells Seychelles by the sea shore.
Shake a Leg (Book Titles): Get Moving!: Sheik Aleg
Shake (Food): What to drink after experiencing an earthquake: Shakes.
Share and Share Alike (Book Titles): Rules For Living: Sharon Sharalike ^JG
Share (Money): The stock broker always has a preferred share he or she likes to sit in.
Sharks (Hockey): Never borrow money from loan sharks.
Sharon (Names): A famous cliché‚ learned in kindergarten: Sharon share alike.
Sheep (Animals): Here, wool isn't expensive, it's sheep.
Sheepishly (Tom Swifty): "Mutton makes men macho," bleated Tom sheepishly.
Shirley (Names): You want fifty dollars for a joke book? Shirley you jest!
Shoe (Clothing): "Get lost, you mangy mutt! Scram! Shoe!"
Shoes and Socks (Book Titles): Foot Coverings: Susan Socks ^JG
Shopping list (Book Titles): Classic Groceries: Chopin Liszt ^l
Shortstop (Baseball): To make a shortstop in an emergency, slam on the brakes.
Shuter (Toronto): Gunslingers from the Wild West buy their ammo on Shuter St.
Siam (Geography): "Are you going to Thailand?" "Yes, Siam."
Sicily (Geography): My sister wants to balance an atlas on her nose while juggling three globes? Boy, is Sicily!
Sikkim (Geography): How to set a dog upon someone in India: say "Sikkim!"
Silicon (Chemistry): What you get if you put a comedian in jail: Silicon.
Sin-Nick (Tom Swifty): "If the name 'St. Nicholas' for Santa Claus, and the name 'Old Nick' for the Devil, both derive from the Teutonic sea god Hold Nickar, what does that tell us about Santa Claus?" asked Tom cynically.
Sin-Nick (Tom Swifty): "If the name 'St. Nicholas' for Santa Claus, and the name 'Old Nick' for the Devil, both derive from the Teutonic sea god Hold Nickar, what does that tell us about Santa Claus?" asked Tom cynically.
Sinkiang (Geography): Rats are always the first to leave a Sinkiang ship.
Sinus (Anatomy): There are spots available in the dissection course? Well, sinus up for it!
Sioux City (Geography): Where else to go to litigate but Sioux City?
Sir Ten (Tom Swifty): "The number after nine must be knighted," said Tom certainly.
Sir Ten (Tom Swifty): "The number after nine must be knighted," said Tom certainly.
Sit Down (Book Titles): ...And Shut Up!: Sid Downe ^JG
Skid (Cars): The alcoholic race car driver wound up on skid row.
Skip to my Lou (Book Titles): Children's Songbook: Skip Tumalu ^JG
Skip (Names): I enjoy jumping rope: Skip.
Skirt (Clothing): Garment makers are natural politicians, since they can skirt the issues with ease.
Skull (Anatomy): "You row with your head? Nonsense!" "Not at all. I skull."
Skye (Geography): A tart in the Hebrides is a pie in the Skye.
Sleighs (Christmas): Haw-haw! This pun test is so funny, it absolutely sleighs me!
Slovakia (Geography): The opposite of Fastvakia is Slovakia.
Slow-Mo Replay (Book Titles): Let's see That Again!: Schlomo Replay
Smarty Pants (Book Titles): Quips For The Young At Heart: Marty Pants ^JG
Snow (Meteorology): Meteorologist on Broadway: "There's snow business like show business..."
So He Did It (Book Titles): It was Him!: Zoe Didit ^A
So what else is new?(Expressions): Bored big game hunter's complaint: "So what else is gnu?"
Soccer (Sports): Fran: "Sally hit Molly!" Jan: "I've been wanting to soccer myself for quite a while."
Sock (Clothing): To hit people with footwear is to sock it to them.
Sol (Astronomy): He was the Sol survivor of the rocket explosion.
Sole (Anatomy): Do lonely feet sing "O sole mio?
Solitary (Book Titles): All Alone: Saul E. Terry
Some Enchanted Evening (Book Titles): Songs from 'South Pacific': Sam and Janet Evening
Somerset (Geography): Describing the placement of objects: Somerset here and the rest were put over there.
Somme (Geography): "Somme Like it Hot" is a classic movie starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.
Sore and Red (Book Titles): Too Rough: Soren Redd ^JG
Souffle (Book Titles): The French Chef: Sue Flay ^JG
Sound (Geography): Audiophile geographers don't have stereos, they have "sound systems".
Sour Puss (Hot Cross Puns): What do you get when you cross a cat with a lemon? A sourpuss.
Soviet Union (Book Titles): Defunct Nations: Sophie Etunion ^JG
Spain (Geography): "Where does Fred hurt?" "Fred's Spain is in his lower back."
Spectacle (Jokes): Did you hear about the optician? Two glasses and he made a spectacle of himself.
Spelling (Jokes): What was the witch's favorite subject in school? Spelling
Spiked Drink (Book Titles): The Senior Prom: Spike Drink ^JG
Spine (Anatomy): That KGB agent has been spine on us.
Spinel (Geology): Fracture of the spinel column usually results in paralysis.
Split (Geography): My Geography prof has gone crazy. He has a Split personality.
Spoiled (Jokes): What do you get from a pampered cow? Spoiled milk.
Spoiler (Cars): A mechanic who ruins things for people is a spoiler.
Spokane (Geography): I haven't Spokane to Mr. Washington for years.
Spots (Locations) (Jokes): How can a leopard change his spots? By moving.
Spree (Geography): After winning the lottery, the German geography prof went on a spending Spree.
Spring Garden (Halifax): Haligonians grow their springs in a Spring Garden.
Spring (Jokes): "What's a three-season bed?" "One without a spring!"
Springfield (Geography): Farmers grow springs in the Springfield.
Squash (Food): What a pumpkin becomes when it hits the ground: Squash.
Stand by your Man (Book Titles): Make your Marriage Work: Stan Byerman ^z
Stand Up (Book Titles): Life As A Comic: Stan Dupp ^JG
Stand Well Back (Book Titles): Making Explosives: Stan Wellback ^o
Stanford (Book Titles): West Coast Universities: Stan Ford ^JG
Stanley Cup (Book Titles): NHL Hockey: Stanley Kupp ^JG
Steak (Food): You'll never see a vampire eat this: Steak.
Stealing (Baseball): Anywhere else but a ball park, stealing is a crime.
Steelers (Football): Members of this team have a reputation for kleptomania: Steelers
Steeles (Toronto): Shakespeare in Toronto: "He who Steeles my work steals trash."
Steer (Cars): "Joe tried to take the turn too fast, lost control and rear-ended the cow!" "I guess that was a bum steer!"
Steppe (Geography): Geographers like to dance the Two-Steppe.
Stethescope (Book Titles): The Telltale Heart: Stefi Scope ^JG
Stevedore (Book Titles): Working on the Docks: Steve Door
Stew Pots (Book Titles): Things to Cook Meat In: Stu Potts
Stick (Hockey): An old-fashioned hockey player is a stick-in-the-mud.
Stock (Money): I must stop and take stock of the situation.
Stocking (Christmas): In November, the merchants begin stocking the shelves for the Christmas rush.
Stocking (Clothing): News headline: "Psychopath tailor stocking the streets! Who will he attack next?"
Stool Pigeon (Hot Cross Puns): What do you get when you cross a dove with a high chair? A stool pigeon.
Strained (Jokes): How about the man who ran through a screen door? He strained himself.
Stream (Geography): Uttering a stream of curses, the raving prof was hauled off.
Strike (Baseball): Unhappy with their contract offer, the ball players went on strike.
Stu (Names): This man, alas, is really into pot: Stu.
Subordinate Clause (Jokes): What do you call Santa's helpers? Subordinate clauses.
Sudan (Geography): All of a Sudan the dust storm struck.
Suez (Geography): "I don't like Sue." "Yeah, Suez not a nice girl at all."
Sugar Cane (Book Titles): Some Like it Sweet: Sugar Kane ^a
Suit (Clothing): Self-serve clothing store motto: "Suit yourself."
Sunnyside (Toronto): "The Sunnyside of the Street" has long been a favourite song.
Surely You Jest (Book Titles): You're Kidding!: Shirley U. Jest
Surgery (Misc): If Dr Jury were knighted, would he be called Surgery?
Surgical Strike (Expressions): If doctors were walking on a picket line, would it be called a surgical strike?
Surprise (Book Titles): April Fool!: Sue Prize
Surrey (Geography): A weird painting of the English countryside might be described as Surrey-al.
Surtsey (Geography): If the makers of Certs wanted to name a body of water, they'd call it the Surtsey.
Suspension (Cars): A mechanic's favourite bridge is a suspension bridge.
Svengali (Book Titles): It's Magic!: Sven Gali
Sweater (Clothing): When the humidex tops 100F, everyone becomes a sweater.
Sweden (Geography): Sugar is added to Sweden your coffee.
Swift Current (Geography): When a river is in flood, it has a Swift Current.
Swing (Baseball): It was when the late Benny Goodman picked up a bat that he became the King of Swing.
Sycamore (Forestry): His health is rapidly deteriorating. Instead of getting better, he just gets sycamore.
Symphony (Book Titles): Imitating Mozart: Sam Phony ^l
Synoptics (Meteorology): The study of the properties of light in an evil medium is called synoptics.
Syracuse (Geography): Pool sharks have pool cues, actors have dialogue cues, and geographers have Syracuse.
Syria (Geography): Israeli government's policy: one Syria, two/too serious.
Syrup (Book Titles): Cough Medicine: Sir Upp ^C

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