word play (English, noun)
expansion: word play (countable and uncountable, plural word plays)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: word plays
tags: plural