I Illustrate Literal Meanings Of Words And Word Combinations, And Here Are 40 Of The Newest Ones

I’m a Swedish mother (yes, despite the “dad” humor) of two who grew up in a small French village where I felt I never quite fit in. My mother is a Tarot-reading Buddhist, and my father was a Russian aristocrat. When we moved to London, I learned to worship tea and the English language. How do I like my tea? Warm and bitter but surprisingly nice, just like myself.

After a BA in Product Design and ten years in the UK, I moved back to Stockholm to work as an interior designer. And now, on my Instagram account, it’s my mission to make the world a little sillier, one ridiculous pun at a time. As I mentioned earlier, I love the amazing possibilities that the English language offers to word nerds like me. I do sometimes worry that I’ll run out of puns, and then I remember that there are an estimated 170,000 words currently in use in the English language. So I should be all right. At least for a coming couple of years…

I’ve also been on Bored Panda previously, so if you’d like to check the older collection of my works, then make sure to click here.

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#1 Goose Bumps

#2 Knight Owl

#3 Sleeping Pill

#4 Eye Shadow

#5 Pepper Spray

#6 Super Glue

#7 Butt-Erfly

#8 Cereal Killer

#9 Coconut Milk

#10 Sweat Pants

#11 Kit-Tea

#12 Usbee

#13 Star Fish

#14 Bottle Cap

#15 Clown Fish

#16 Fish Fingers

#17 Buffalo Bill

#18 Fire Crackers

#19 Peanut Butter Cup

#20 Key Board

#21 Straight Face

#22 Squeaky Clean

#23 Carry All

#24 Alley Cats

#25 Sharp Dresser

#26 Egg-Cercise

#27 Milk Man

#28 Belly Laugh

#29 Looking Sharp

#30 Fruit Cake

#31 Sharp Cheese

#32 Snow White

#33 Water Shed

#34 It Sucks

#35 Knight Shift

#36 Hare

#37 U-Kelele

#38 Green Fingers

#39 Sticky

#40 Straight Jacket