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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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Filled to the brim with punning wordplay, theatrical allusions, and the delicious chaos of backstage maneuvering, Fifi Martingale is perhaps Rozier’s finest comedic take on the wild digressions and nick-of-time improvisations that comprise both art and life.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
On their face, these lyrics are a mode of artistic expression, involving clever wordplay and other forms of humor.
—Priya Chaudhry, Billboard, 1 July 2024
Peas, in a fine bit of running wordplay, represent peace.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
But that greeting, like so much of the series’ wordplay, is less literal than figurative.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
On their face, these lyrics are a mode of artistic expression, involving clever wordplay and other forms of humor.
—Priya Chaudhry, Billboard, 1 July 2024
Peas, in a fine bit of running wordplay, represent peace.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
But that greeting, like so much of the series’ wordplay, is less literal than figurative.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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