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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 |
Saladin | | SAL-ə-din (English), SAL-ə-deen (English) | History |
Maqsood | | - | Arabic, Urdu |
Kali | | KAH-lee (Hinduism) | Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil |
Osbourne | | AHZ-born | English (Rare) |
Galloway | | ['gæləwei] | |
Antelmo | | - | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |