wordplay

/ˈwəːdpleɪ/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈwəːdpleɪ/

wordplay

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final y vowel sound

wor - dplay -> wordplay

Myanmar meaning

သံတူကြောင်းကွဲများ၊ အဓိပ္ပာယ်တူ စကားလုံးများကို လိုသလိုဖန်တီးပြောဆိုခြင်း။

Full entry

wordplay /'wɜ:dpleÇ/ n [U]

More examples

‘But instead of name calling and personal attacks, the weapons of choice are logic, wordplay and witty repartee.’
‘Shiny, colourful, mass-produced materials and images abound, as well as irony, wordplay and visual jokes.’
‘She always thought that I was the one using wordplay to make a joke at her expense.’
‘That kind of heady wordplay isn't always consistent or accessible, yet it generates excitement with every vivid line.’
‘Jackson is the poet ever alert to phonetic ambiguities and other forms of wordplay.’
‘It's a panel show, riddled with puns, cultural references, and wordplay.’
‘No, stop it, George - really, you're killing us with your witty wordplay.’
‘If you survive his maze of dense wordplay and obscure references, you will probably not find anything too terribly profound, but you'll still be smarter.’
‘There's the weary, gravelly vocal style they share, the theatrical, elegantly sleazy wordplay and, of course, the ears.’
‘Back then, it was largely based around the interest we had in wordplay and rhyming about things that MCs don't normally rhyme about.’
‘Women, they say, laughed more at jokes involving wordplay, while men preferred more aggressive humor.’
‘That level of weasel wordplay is for professionals only.’
‘However, anyone up for catchy tunes and witty wordplay will be rewarded by this album's warm left-field charm and intelligence.’
‘But he makes up for it by deft wordplay and a sharp wit.’
‘Even behind bars, Bruce instantly came to be known as the mighty king of puns and wordplay.’
‘The main thing I remember is how funny Jimmy was, his weakness for dumb puns and wordplay.’
‘I'm usually pretty leery of investing a lot in over-clever wordplay.’
‘Here are a few movie taglines, based on some wordplay on their name.’
‘As you know, it's not unknown for me to make bad jokes, especially where wordplay is involved.’
‘Without being particularly inventive, it is still a passable excuse for the protagonists to go places, draw swords and engage in smart wordplay.’

Synonyms

banter, jousting, acronym, answer, aphorism, badinage, bon mot, burlesque, cipher, comeback, composition, double entendre, double meaning, drollery, equivocalness, facetiousness, fun, gag, humor, irony, jest, jeu de mots, jocularity, joke, lark, levity, persiflage, phrase, pleasant conversation, pleasantry, practical joke, prank, pun, punning, puns, puzzle, quip, raillery, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retort, riposte, sally, sarcasm, satire, trick, whimsicality, wisecrack, wit, witticism, wittiness

Antonyms

argument, disagreement, fight, question, request, seriousness