no pun intended

English

A Boeing 747. If we had a proper global crackdown on carbon emissions, jet travel would plain (no pun intended) illegal.

Adverb

no pun intended

1. Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as an unintended pun or double entendre. The term is likewise used sarcastically to emphasise an intended pun.

See also

• pardon the pun, pun intended