wordplay

wordplay

See also: word play

English

Etymology

word +‎ play

Noun

wordplay (countable and uncountable, plural wordplays)

1. A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
2. A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:joke

Related terms

• pun
• repartee

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: каламбур (bg) m (kalambur), игра на думи (igra na dumi) Classical Nahuatl: ahuillahtolli, auillatolli Danish: ordspil n Finnish: sanaleikki (fi) French: jeu de mots (fr) m German: Wortspiel (de) n Greek: λογοπαίγνιο (el) n (logopaígnio) Hungarian: szójáték (hu) Japanese: 言葉遊び (ことばあそび, kotoba asobi) Polish: gra słów (pl) f Portuguese: trocadilho (pt) m, jogo de palavras m Spanish: juego de palabras (es) m Turkish: kelime oyunu (tr) Vietnamese: chơi chữ (vi)

See also

• word game