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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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This isn't just semantic wordplay.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Perhaps more than ever, Hayes is the circus master of his untamable mind, a seemingly endless source of ear-worm melodies and ingenious wordplay.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Below are some highlights… MANCHILD Lots of clever wordplay on the album’s lead single to put down a guy who’s about as sharp as a round ball.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Perhaps more than ever, Hayes is the circus master of his untamable mind, a seemingly endless source of ear-worm melodies and ingenious wordplay.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Below are some highlights… MANCHILD Lots of clever wordplay on the album’s lead single to put down a guy who’s about as sharp as a round ball.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wordplay
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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