WORDPLAY


Meaning of WORDPLAY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : verbal wit based on the peculiarities of words and especially on the various meanings expressed by a single word or by two or more words of like sound

a pun is a form of wordplay

2. : an instance of wordplay

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.