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"A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre."
],
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"(idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre."
],
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"word": "word game"
},
{
"word": "wordplay"
}
],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "joc de paraules"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"word": "sanaleikki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeu de mots"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orðaleikur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bisticcio di parole"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gioco di parole"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dicacitas"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gra słów"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrá slóv",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "игра́ сло́в"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "igra reči"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "igra rečima"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "juego de palabras"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ordlek"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
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],
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],
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}
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "joc de paraules"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"word": "sanaleikki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeu de mots"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orðaleikur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bisticcio di parole"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gioco di parole"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dicacitas"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gra słów"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrá slóv",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "игра́ сло́в"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "igra reči"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "igra rečima"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "juego de palabras"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pun or similar humorous use of language",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ordlek"
}
],
"word": "play on words"
}
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