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a play on words
a play on words
a type of joke using a word or phrase that has two meanings It's a play on words - I suppose by calling a hairdresser's 'A Cut Above' they were hoping to give themselves a more sophisticated image.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lazarus | | LAZ-ər-əs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Annelies | | ah-ne-LEES (German), ahn-nə-LEES (Dutch) | German, Dutch |
Kareem | | - | Arabic |
Appleby | | ['æplbi] | |
Ogden | | ['ɔ:gdən] | |
Amber | | ['æmbə] | |