zhombitsu, n. Pun; wordplay used for humourous effect. Originating in the idiom zhombeneí tshitsu meaning "punching word," numerous writers liken the recognition of wordplay to being hit in the head with a fist. The effectiveness of a pun is hence measured in the same way as an insult: by naming a comparable bodily injury. (Nohenéú saní trúai múbatis kwes laní zhombitsefal: "Still my eyes are bleeding because of her pun.")