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[ wurd-pley ] / ˈwɜrdˌpleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wordplay ON THESAURUS.COM
nounclever or subtle repartee; verbal wit. a play on words; pun. Origin of wordplayFirst recorded in 1870–75; word + play Words nearby wordplayword of mouth, word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing, word processor, words, word salad, wordsearch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wordplayHe created a special puzzle for Oprah Winfrey when he appeared on the show to promote the Wordplay documentary about crosswords. The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Once again, wordplay and ethnicity wounded an office-seeking Virginia Republican. ‘Last Supper’ Flap Dredges Up Ken Cuccinelli’s Demons|Lloyd Green|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The most retweeted messages are those with jests and puns and wordplay—and graffiti. Smiling Under a Cloud of Tear Gas: Elif Shafak on Istanbul’s Streets|Elif Shafak|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Occasionally, he would write brief letters to the editor using the name A. Sock, wordplay on “Punch”—his nickname since boyhood. The Quotable Arthur Sulzberger|Abby Haglage|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Wordplay Bradlee could be prolix or pithy, as suited his ends. Dear Asshole: The Letters of Ben Bradlee From New Biography|Matthew DeLuca|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Abbott and he sometimes swerved into wordplay about love; but up to 1820, or thereabouts, the passion was potential merely. Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for wordplay
nounverbal wit based on the meanings and ambiguities of words; puns, clever repartee, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wordplayrejoinder, sarcasm, banter, retort, pleasantry, fun, joke, satire, badinage, humor, quip, irony, comeback, riposte, answer, wit, reply, witticism, raillery, sally |