Usually means: Clever manipulation of language meanings.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word play on words:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. play on words: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. play on words: Merriam-Webster
  3. play on words: Collins English Dictionary
  4. play on words: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. play on words: Wiktionary
  6. play on words: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. play on words: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. play on words: Dictionary.com
  9. Play On Words (game), Play-on-words, Play on words: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. play on words: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PLAY ON WORDS: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Play on Words: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (play on words)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.

Similar:
punning, half joke, wordplay, funny, single entendre, jeu d'esprit, turn of phrase, joke, lampooning, jape, more...

Opposite:
literal, straightforward, serious

Phrases:
a play on words, clever play on words name, making a play on words, more...

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Similar:
punning, half joke, wordplay, funny, single entendre, jeu d'esprit, turn of phrase, joke, lampooning, jape, more...

Opposite:
literal, straightforward, serious

Phrases:
a play on words, clever play on words name, making a play on words, more...



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