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wordplay (ˈwɜːdˌpleɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| verbal wit based on the meanings and ambiguities of words; puns, clever repartee, etc | |
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Wordplay
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
Yet the glamor of narrative and wordplay are incredibly powerful tools can blind us to their drawbacks.
Not everyone was captivated by his erudition, multilingual wordplay and narrative frolics.
With his signature whimsy and wordplay, the author takes a jaunty excursion into a long, long lost world.
Dean's statement is a combination of exaggeration and wordplay.
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