Oboe Puns

Oboes are notorious for being expensive and difficult to play. They are not that easy to pun about either.


Nevertheless, this page has done it's valiant best. But that's up to you to decide. I don't want to blow my own trumpet.


I mean, oboe.

Puns

book on oboes - it's a light reed

​criticized my oboe - that's oboist

​excellent performance - take oboe


​exercise for oboists - oboebics

flatulent oboist suffers with wind

​frightened by oboes - oboephobic


grow oboes on a wind farm

hot oboist - globoe warming

oboe activist - wind power


​oboe playing bird - reed warbler

out of work oboist - hoboe

pantomime oboe - he's behind you, oboe he isn't


​start playing - everyone reedy?

small oboist - low blow

Oboe playing design features an expert oboe player or oboist leaning into a tune on the instrument.

Oboe Gifts >>

Expressions

it's an ill wind - especially for novices

Famous Oboists

Yoko Obo - the fifth Beatle
​Lou Reed - singer / songwriter
​Oboe Wan-Kinoboe - Jedi master player

Film and Media

Wind in the Willows - Ratty plays the oboe

Social Oboists

LinkedWind - career networking for musicians
Reeddit - like Reddit, for oboe players
Spitify - woodwind music tracks
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Wikireedia - all about oboes
YouBlow - oboe videos

Songs

All You Need Is Oboes - Beatles, in their windy period

Blowin' In The Wind - Dylan

Words for Making Oboe Puns

A handy list of words for punning about the oboe. 

blow, oboe, oboist, reed, wind, woodwind
Oboe playing design features an expert oboe player or oboist leaning into a tune on the instrument.

Oboe Gifts >>

Exit Procedure

After use, this page needs a good de-spitting. Remove any reed gags and use your pull-through swab to clean the boring bits.


It leaves it nice for the next visitor.


Created by Mark Ewbie. Last Updated: September 2, 2025.