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
SaladinSAL-ə-din (English), SAL-ə-deen (English)History
Maqsood-Arabic, Urdu
KaliKAH-lee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
OsbourneAHZ-bornEnglish (Rare)
Galloway['gæləwei]
Antelmo-Spanish, Portuguese, Italian