wordplay

noun
🔊/ˈwɜːdpleɪ/
🔊/ˈwɜːrdpleɪ/
[uncountable]
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  1. making jokes by using words in a clever and humorous way, especially by using a word that has two meanings, or different words that sound the same 巧妙的应答;双关语compare pun