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
Moody['mu:di]
Silvija-Croatian, Slovene
Andromedaan-DRAW-mə-də (English)Greek Mythology
Bampton['bæmptən]
Yiftach-Biblical Hebrew
Nikolche-Macedonian