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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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The wit and wordplay never cease, and there’s much pleasure to be drawn from Colman and Cumberbatch spitting McNamara’s contemptuous dialogue with aplomb.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Below are some highlights… MANCHILD Lots of clever wordplay on the album’s lead single to put down a guy who’s about as sharp as a round ball.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Other Redditors couldn't resist chiming in with wordplay.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The wit and wordplay never cease, and there’s much pleasure to be drawn from Colman and Cumberbatch spitting McNamara’s contemptuous dialogue with aplomb.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wordplay
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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