86 Thanksgiving Puns for Turkey, Pie, and Grateful Grins

Thanksgiving puns should sound like a place card that got a little too proud of the rolls. This list is for table photos, leftover boxes, and the group text that starts with who is bringing pie.

These 86 Thanksgiving puns stay family-friendly. The joke is the turkey, the sides, and the nap. Not the relatives.

Use a short one on a pie box. Save a longer groaner for after the dishes, when everyone is too full to fight the pun.

Turkey Thanksgiving puns

For the bird, the carving board, and anyone who volunteered to baste.

1. Let's talk turkey.
2. I am stuffed, said the cook and the guest.
3. This turkey is on a roll. Wait, that is the bread.
4. Gobble 'til you wobble, then sit down kindly.
5. I came, I saw, I carved.
6. Turkey-ing about it will not cook it faster.
7. This bird has main-dish energy.
8. I have a lot on my plate, mostly turkey.
9. Baste-ically perfect.
10. The thermometer said we are family now.
11. Wattle I do without leftovers?
12. Feather your nest with extra gravy.
13. This turkey did not fly. It arrived as a hug with skin.
14. Drumstick diplomacy.
15. I brined, therefore I am.
16. The carving knife is the evening's host with the most.
17. Turkey nap incoming.
18. I only have thighs for this dinner. And also pie.

Gratitude puns that stay kind

Thankful jokes without making anyone at the table the punchline.

1. I am stuffed with thanks.
2. Grateful and gravy-ful.
3. Thanks a brunch, even though it is dinner.
4. My cup runneth over. So does the gravy boat.
5. I count blessings and dinner rolls equally.
6. This table is my favorite group project.
7. Thankful for naps and the people who let me take them.
8. I came to give thanks and take seconds.
9. My gratitude list includes pie. That is still gratitude.
10. Blessed, stuffed, and not in a rush.
11. Thanks-giving is just thanks with extra helping.
12. I folded the napkins and unfolded my patience.
13. The good plates came out. So did the good moods.
14. I am here for the thanks and the mashed potatoes.
15. Grateful heart, stretchy pants.
16. Today's agenda: thank, chew, cheer.

Sides and pie puns

The real stars of the plate, according to several cousins.

1. I only have pies for you.
2. Mashed potatoes: cloud but make it dinner.
3. Cranberry sauce is a jam with holiday papers.
4. Stuffing is just bread that joined a club.
5. Green bean casserole, you crunchy legend.
6. Sweet potatoes put on marshmallows and became a celebrity.
7. Gravy is a sauce and a personality.
8. Roll with it. Then roll another roll.
9. Pumpkin pie walked in and the table applauded.
10. Pecan pie is just a forest that learned dessert.
11. I yam what I yam, which is full.
12. Mac and cheese, the unofficial guest of honor.
13. Casserole: a hug in a 9-by-13.
14. Whipped cream is a hat for pie and I respect hats.
15. The side dishes started a union and I joined.
16. Save room? I saved a whole ZIP code for pie.

Table-talk Thanksgiving captions

Short lines for the family photo, the place cards, and the story you post later.

1. Currently gravy-adjacent.
2. Table for thanks.
3. Outfit: stretchy, grateful, slightly shiny from butter.
4. If lost, I am near the rolls.
5. Proof I sat down on purpose.
6. This lighting is candle-and-cousin core.
7. Main character of the kids' table, forever.
8. Sent from the kitchen island.
9. Loading: leftovers.
10. We gathered. We gobbled. We grinned.
11. Place card energy.
12. Pass the puns.
13. Today's color story is brown, orange, and joy.
14. I came for pie. I stayed for pie.
15. Caption: stuffed with thanks.
16. Family photo, then the real photo of the pie.

Leftovers puns

For the fridge Tetris, the sandwich, and Friday's finest meal.

1. Leftovers are just round two with better lighting.
2. This sandwich is Thanksgiving in a bun.
3. Fridge Tetris champion, reporting for gravy.
4. I packed a to-go box for my future self, who is wise.
5. Friday turkey tastes like victory.
6. The foil swan is an art installation.
7. I came back for seconds. It was the next day.
8. Leftover pie for breakfast is a values system.
9. This container has more plot than Thursday.
10. I put the thanks in thanks-for-the-extra-box.

Longer Thanksgiving groaners

For after the dishes, when everyone is too full to stop you.

1. I told the turkey I needed space. It gave me leftovers.
2. I asked the gravy boat for advice. It said pour generously and sit down.
3. Someone said we eat too much. I said we are conducting a gratitude study with forks.
4. I went to the kitchen for one roll and returned with a personality and a serving spoon.
5. The pie and I had a moment. The moment had whipped cream.
6. I put the giving in Thanksgiving and the extra in extra napkins.
7. My stretchy pants filed a kind review of the whole evening.
8. Thanksgiving asked what I bring. I brought puns, a pie, and a willingness to dry dishes.
9. I tried to make a serious toast. It turned into a pun about toast, which felt correct.
10. If dinner is a play, this pun is the encore during the dishwasher cycle.

How to use these Thanksgiving puns

Write one on a place card, a pie box, or a leftovers photo. Keep it grateful and skip jokes about anyone at the table.

Thanksgiving puns FAQ

Are these okay to read at the table?

Yes. They are food jokes and gratitude jokes, not roast-the-relatives jokes.

Can I use them on a kids' craft?

Yes. The short turkey lines fit handprint turkeys and lunchbox notes.

What if I only need leftovers captions?

Jump to the leftovers section. Those were built for fridge photos.

Do I have to like turkey?

No. Pie people, side-dish people, and nap people are all represented.

Save room for one more pun

If one line made you grin before the gravy boat landed, say it out loud. Thanksgiving is a long meal. A short pun can still be the thing people remember.