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wordplay

Noun

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A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.

A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.

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Wordplay hides a key to reality that the dictionary tries in vain to lock inside every free word. Julio Cortázar

All ways of expressing ourselves are good if they make us understood. Thus, if the clarity of our thoughts comes through better in a play of words, then the wordplay is good. Joseph Joubert

The levelling of inflexion and of wordplay became part of the program of applied knowledge in the seventeenth century. Marshall McLuhan

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies. Clive Owen

I love astute observations and really great wordplay. I love the way that Louis C.K. observes life, and I love the way Patton Oswalt talks about it. Greg Behrendt

One of my favourite things about country music is that, at least until recently, you could always count on a solid story, a punchline and a pun. I think it has that in common with hip hop, where they're not afraid of wordplay and I really appreciate that. St. Vincent (musician)

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