Wordplay

Quick meaning: Wordplay is a noun meaning A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
2. (crosswording) The part of a cryptic clue that indicates but does not define the solution.

Example Sentences

delete the T from another part in the wordplay

However, some clues include words that do not form part of the wordplay or the definition.

Even this modest wordplay was an outlier: Sagers counted only three backronyms across the ’70s and ’80s.

Word Forms

• wordplays

Synonyms for wordplay

Depending on context, synonyms include joke, punning, pun.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include punning, pun, nameplay, paronomasia, paragram, punnage.

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