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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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Country songs are frequently built on wordplay, but the best twists come when a listener can miss the gag but still get the point.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
The final line of the verse strikes a particular feeling for mikah, who loves wordplay and tries to incorporate it in his works.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2025
This translation by Nancy Naomi Carlson preserves the rich musicality of the original French, as well as its frequent use of wordplay and often unusual word choice.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
The final line of the verse strikes a particular feeling for mikah, who loves wordplay and tries to incorporate it in his works.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2025
This translation by Nancy Naomi Carlson preserves the rich musicality of the original French, as well as its frequent use of wordplay and often unusual word choice.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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