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* ''Fanfic/SweetsClothing'''s title comes from the classic phrase "WolfInSheepsClothing", rethemed to fit [[WebAnimation/SpookyMonth Kevin]]'s job at the Candy Club and referencing him being a werewolf in the fic.
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* ''Webcomic/YouveGottaBeKittenMe'' is a play on YouveGottaBeKiddingMe.
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* In ''WebVideo/AngelHare'', Gabby is, indeed, an angel who is a hare. "Angel ''hair''", besides a type of pasta, is another term for tinsel, probably the in-universe pun on the name. However, it's also an alleged sticky substance often seen around sightings of the Virgin Mary...or UFO encounters.

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* In ''WebVideo/AngelHare'', ''WebAnimation/AngelHare'', Gabby is, indeed, an angel who is a hare. "Angel ''hair''", besides a type of pasta, is another term for tinsel, probably the in-universe pun on the name. However, it's also an alleged sticky substance often seen around sightings of the Virgin Mary...or UFO encounters.
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* In ''WebVideo/AngelHare'', Gabby is, indeed, an angel who is a hare. "Angel ''hair''", besides a type of pasta, is another term for tinsel, probably the in-universe pun on the name. However, it's also an alleged sticky substance often seen around sightings of the Virgin Mary...or UFO encounters.
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* ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'' is named after the Biblical characters Adam and Eve, naturally.
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* ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' is a pun based on the expression "heaven and hell".
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* ''Fanfic/WeWontTellYouToHeel'' has a pun on "heel" and "heal".
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* ''Webcomic/DorkTower'' is a play on the Creator/StephenKing novel series ''Literature/TheDarkTower''
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* The ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'' episode title "Out of Cone-trol" is a {{portmanteau}} of "out of control" and "cone" referring to the episode's threat being cone creatures.
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* [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Wookieepedia]], a ''Franchise/StarWars'' wiki on Fandom, is a pun on the Wookiees and Website/{{Wikipedia}}.
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/46625476 Cure Wingman]]'' combines [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]]'s name with "wingman", since the fic is about Tsubasa wingmanning for Mashiro.

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* ''TabletopGame/CootieGames'': ''Ants in the Pants'', ''Don't Break the Ice'', and ''Don't Spill the Beans'' are all puns on American-English idioms[[note]]being antsy, getting to know someone, and giving away a secret, respectively[[/note]], but also depict the object of the game.
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** ''Madagascar: A Crate Adventure'' (crate = great), which involves animals being shipped in crates.

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** ''Madagascar: A Crate Adventure'' ''Ride/MadagascarACrateAdventure'' (crate = great), which involves animals being shipped in crates.
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* Most chapter titles in ''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned.''

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* Most chapter titles in ''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned.''''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned,'' including several with Njal's name, such as "Tooth and Njal," "Last Njal in the Coffin," etc.
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* Most chapter titles in ''Fanfic/NjalGetsBurned.''
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* Some of the titles of the chapters of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' are based on puns.
** The first Lunar Interlude is called "Moonlighting", which refers to the act of having a second job in secret, often at night. The interlude is about our heroes joining the Bureau of Balance, a secret organization stationed on a [[ThatsNoMoon false moon]].
** "Petals to the Metal" is a play on the phrase "pedals to the metal". The arc involves drag-racing to beat an enemy with total command over nature, primarily plantlife.
** "The Eleventh Hour" refers to the time period just before a pivotal, often catastrophic, moment. In this case it's much more literal -- Taako, Merle and Magnus end up stuck in Refuge, a town caught in a one hour-long time loop that starts at 11 AM (aka, the eleventh hour) and ends at noon, when a gigantic worm destroys the whole town.
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* ''Fanfic/InTentsLySick'' combines "intensely" with "tents", since it's a CampingEpisode.

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* ''Webcomic/HeroineChic'' is a play on the phrase "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin_chic heroin chic]]", a look popularized in the 90's that takes its name from the effects of heroin use on the body. "Heroine" (a female hero) and "heroin" (the drug) are homophones.
* ''Webcomic/{{iToons}}'' combines this with DoubleMeaningTitle: it's both a pun on [=iTunes=] and a reference to the fact that it [[RemixComic presents imaginary strips from other comics]] (i.e. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit i]]Toons).
* In ''Webcomic/Level30Psychiatry'', most of the strips have pun-based titles, one to the point that significant ones can be identified by the fact they don't.
* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'', where every strip is given an intentionally horrible pun-based title.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is titled "ワンパンマン" in Japanese, which reads "wanpanman", which is a play on ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', which the series pokes fun of.



* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Several of the page update link titles are puns based on what's happening on page, such as "[[https://unsoundedupdates.tumblr.com/post/668254687477268480/ch16-page-96 He Really Urned That Defeat]]" for chapter 16 page 96 in which [[spoiler:Glover gets crushed into the shape of a nearby urn while fighting a more powerful wright.]]
* ''Webcomic/WarAndPeas'' plays on "war and peace".
* Pretty much every single ''{{Webcomic/Whomp}}'' strip has a pun for a title, like "Push and Pool", "Tragic Carpet Ride" or "Booty Sleep".
* ''Webcomic/WorkSucks'' follows the characters at their jobs that happen to involve a lot of monsters and gadgets that have [[VacuumMouth vacuum breath]].



* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'', where every strip is given an intentionally horrible pun-based title.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is titled "ワンパンマン" in Japanese, which reads "wanpanman", which is a play on ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', which the series pokes fun of.
* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Several of the page update link titles are puns based on what's happening on page, such as "[[https://unsoundedupdates.tumblr.com/post/668254687477268480/ch16-page-96 He Really Urned That Defeat]]" for chapter 16 page 96 in which [[spoiler:Glover gets crushed into the shape of a nearby urn while fighting a more powerful wright.]]
* ''Webcomic/WarAndPeas'' plays on "war and peace".
* ''Webcomic/WorkSucks'' follows the characters at their jobs that happen to involve a lot of monsters and gadgets that have [[VacuumMouth vacuum breath]].
* In ''Webcomic/Level30Psychiatry'', most of the strips have pun-based titles, one to the point that significant ones can be identified by the fact they don't.
* Pretty much every single ''{{Webcomic/Whomp}}'' strip has a pun for a title, like "Push and Pool", "Tragic Carpet Ride" or "Booty Sleep".
* ''Webcomic/{{iToons}}'' combines this with DoubleMeaningTitle: it's both a pun on [=iTunes=] and a reference to the fact that it [[RemixComic presents imaginary strips from other comics]] (i.e. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit i]]Toons).
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* Creator/TheBBC Radio 4 sitcom ''Beta Female'', about a young Asian-British woman, is a play on "alpha male", but also referring to "beta" as a Hindi term of affection for a young person.
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* Chess.com's TabletopGame/{{chess}}[=-based=] [[UsefulNotes/{{Bitcoin}} NFT project]] is named ''Treasure Chess'', a play on "treasure chest" and "chess".

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