play on words
noun
1.
a pun or the act of punning.
Examples from the web for
play on words
He laughed, displaying an author's pride at the
play on words
.
All of this is a
play on words
to empress investors.
Actually, the first example in this essay is not really a negative statement, it's a
play on words
.
The potential effects of climate change, to use a poor
play on words
, are chilling.
Have fun with your
play on words
but shoes and water pose a threat.
But only a
play on words
can transform every negligent discharge into a tort.
Thinking outside of the box is not for him an idle
play on words
, but rather the foundation of his art.
In context and as used in the complained of broadcasts, these were epithets intended to denigrate or were a
play on words
.
British Dictionary definitions for
play on words
play on words
noun
1.
another term for
pun
1
(sense 1)
Contemporary definitions for
play on words
phrase
a pun
Idioms and Phrases with
play on words
play on words
A word or turn of phrase with a double meaning, a pun or other humorous use of language. For example,
Shakespeare was a master at plays on words—his dramas are full of puns
.
[
First half of 1700s
]