Definition of wordplay
: playful use of words : verbal wit
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Examples of wordplay in a Sentence
Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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With inventive flows, razor-sharp wordplay, and an infectious, laid-back delivery, Reyna quickly made a name for herself within Monterrey’s scene.
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The Wall Street Journal’s Robert McMillan explores how security experts and techies lean on puns and punchy wordplay to make their discoveries stand out.
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But why a gecko should come to represent an insurance company baffled him, beyond the obvious wordplay, which seemed weak even for advertising and was outdone only by the Aflac Duck.
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You'll be smitten by witty banter and clever wordplay, so enjoy cultivating these buoyant, intellectual bonds.
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Watson could parse the game’s clues and handle wordplay.
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Literary fiction, under the sign of modernism, became too obsessed with experimentation and wordplay, while journalism, under the imperative of objectivity, adopted an arid view from nowhere.
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Just the way that people are able to express themselves using wordplay and language and metaphor.
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All these analogies to the computing industry are more than just wordplay.
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