These Thanksgiving Puns Are Plucking Hilarious
Thanksgiving gives us many reasons to groan. Three helpings of mashed potatoes? Groan. Being uncomfortably full and still forcing down that piece of pumpkin pie? Groan. Relatives sharing their political opinions? Double groan.
And then there are the puns, which are always groan-worthy. While it tends to get overshadowed by Christmas, Thanksgiving has its own unique identity involving thankfulness, pilgrims, football, and most importantly, food. Those associations make for some witty wordplay, as you’ll discover when you feast your eyes on the following list of Thanksgiving puns.
Short Puns
Here are some Thanksgiving puns you can use for picture captions, status updates, and crafts. For more ideas along these lines, see our list of short Thanksgiving phrases.
- Calling all carbs. It’s Thanksgiving!
- The white meat is the breast part of the turkey.
- This casserole is a-maize-ing (sorry for the corny joke).
- I’m gobblin’ this gobbler.
- Let’s give them stuffing to talk about.
- Getting the longer part of the wishbone is a snap.
- It doesn’t get any butter than this.
- I’m all about that baste.
- Think Thanksgiving dinner is over? You ain’t seen stuffing yet.
- Eat, drink, and cranberry.
- Much ado about stuffing.
- Excess carbs… it’s just how I roll.
- I cran-barely contain my excitement for Thanksgiving.
- Thank gourd for pumpkin pie.
- I have a sink-ing feeling we’re going to have to wash some dishes by hand.
- If you want the drumstick, you gotta get a leg up on the competition.
- I have no problem choosing sides.
- The gravy boat has arrived. Calories disembarking.
Greetings
Here are some punny Thanksgiving wishes you can share on social media or scribble in a greeting card.
- Pardon the fowl language, but I hope your Thanksgiving is plucking awesome.
- Buckle up for a great Thanksgiving, pilgrim.
- Remember: Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, not your carbs.
- For some people, Thanksgiving is about the football. For me, it’s about the Butterball.
- Hope you have the baste Turkey Day ever.
- Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving followed by a Peaceful Naps-Taking.
- Mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole… on Thanksgiving, there’s always more than one side to the story.
- May your Thanksgiving turkey be moist, your mashed potatoes steamy, and your rolls butter than ever.
- THANKS for GIVING me so much to be grateful for.
Riddles
Finally, here are some Thanksgiving riddles. As you might guess, these rhetorical turkeys are all baste on puns.
- What do you call someone who steals the last piece of pumpkin pie?
A pie-rate!
- Why didn’t the cook bother to season the Thanksgiving turkey?
She didn’t have thyme! - Is it hard to figure out what to have for dessert on Thanksgiving?
No, it’s as easy as pie! - Did you hear about the Thanksgiving turkey that mysteriously disappeared?
They suspect fowl play! - Why did the turkey turn down a piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day?
He was stuffed!
- Did you hear about the guy who went into a rage when he got the shorter end of the wishbone?
He just snapped! - What kind of dessert do mathematicians eat on Thanksgiving?
Pumpkin pi! - Did you know that the pilgrims brought cats over on the Mayflower?
They were called purr-itans. - What’s a goldfish’s favorite holiday?
Tanks-giving! - How did the turkey manage to survive Thanksgiving?
By being ahead of the carve!
- What role do green beans play in a Thanksgiving dinner?
The casse-role! - What’s the best type of music to play during Thanksgiving dinner?
Plymouth Rock! - What do you call it when people take turns making fun of the Thanksgiving turkey?
A roast! - What’s Frankenstein’s favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Monster mash potatoes and grave-y. - Did you know the pilgrims made their own special dinner rolls for the first Thanksgiving?
They came from the May-flour!
- What do you do if you don’t know how to carve a Thanksgiving turkey?
Just wing it! - What happened when the corn side dish fought the Thanksgiving turkey?
It got creamed! - What happened to the Thanksgiving guest who hogged all the side dishes?
The other guests beat the stuffing out of him! - Did you hear about the cook who screwed up the Thanksgiving turkey?
He really dropped the Butterball!
