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.
See also: on, play, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Enkhjargal-Mongolian
Ala-Arabic
NormanNAWR-mən (English)English, Ancient Germanic
Fitzgerald[fits'dʒerəld]
&Aelig;Thelwine-Anglo-Saxon
Zinat-Arabic, Persian