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
BryceBRIESEnglish
HenrykHEN-rikPolish
Somboon-Thai
Lucijan-Croatian
GwendolenGWEN-də-lin (English)Welsh
Romayne-English (Rare)