wordplay
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wordplay
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From word + play.
noun wordplays
- A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively. Even this modest wordplay was an outlier: Sagers counted only three backronyms across the ’70s and ’80s.
- A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
- The part of a cryptic clue that indicates but does not define the solution. delete the T from another part in the wordplay
Similar: joke
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noun
Similar: joke
Translations
Every language
noun humorous play on words
| Español | juego de palabras |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 언어유희 eoneoyuhui |
| 日本語 | 言葉遊び kotoba asobi |
| Português | trocadilho, jogo de palavras |
| Français | jeu de mots |
| Deutsch | Wortspiel |
| Ελληνικά | λογοπαίγνιο logopaígnio |
| Tiếng Việt | chơi chữ |
Talk about this word "wordplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wordplay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wordplay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wordplay "wordplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wordplay.Cite this
@misc{wordplay_2026,
title = {wordplay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wordplay},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
