Associations to the word «Wordplay»

Wiktionary

WORDPLAY, noun. A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
WORDPLAY, noun. A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.

Dictionary definition

WORDPLAY, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats