wordplay
/ˈwəːdpleɪ
/noun [mass noun]
The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns: so many of the jokes are based on wordplay...
- But instead of name calling and personal attacks, the weapons of choice are logic, wordplay and witty repartee.
- No, stop it, George - really, you're killing us with your witty wordplay.
- However, anyone up for catchy tunes and witty wordplay will be rewarded by this album's warm left-field charm and intelligence.
Synonyms
punning, puns, double entendres, play on words;
wit, witticisms, repartee
rare paronomasia
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- rupture
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- rupturing capacity
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- rural economy
- Rurales
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- ruralism
- ruralist
- ruralite
- rurality
- ruralization