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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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Artists who speak out against this use also typically wind up spawning a gleeful response from the admin, usually filled with lots of half-baked wordplay.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Layered within the show’s heartfelt humor is also sophisticated wordplay and cultural references.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
The wordplay about fire and ice and ICE is cheap.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond spectacles, Chinese New Year is incomplete without subtle wordplay.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Layered within the show’s heartfelt humor is also sophisticated wordplay and cultural references.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
The wordplay about fire and ice and ICE is cheap.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond spectacles, Chinese New Year is incomplete without subtle wordplay.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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