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wordplay
noun
[ ˈwəːdpleɪ ]
• the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.
• "so many of the jokes are based on wordplay"
Similar:
punning
, puns, double entendres, play on words,
wit
, witticisms,
repartee
,
paronomasia
,