Wordplay

Definitions

1. A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
   countable, uncountable
2. A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
   countable, uncountable
3. The part of a cryptic clue that indicates but does not define the solution.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Even this modest wordplay was an outlier: Sagers counted only three backronyms across the ’70s and ’80s.”

“delete⟳ the T from another part in the wordplay”

“However, some clues include⟳ words that do not form⟳ part of the wordplay or the definition.”

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