wordplayˈwɜrdˌpleɪ
wordplay (n)
- plural
- wordplays
English Definitions:
pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia (noun)
a humorous play on words
"I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
wordplay (Noun)
A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
wordplay (Noun)
A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
Wordplay
Wordplay is a 2006 documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. It features Will Shortz, the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, crossword constructor Merl Reagle, and many other noted crossword solvers and constructors. The second half of the movie is set at the 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, where the top solvers compete for a prize of $4000. The movie focuses on the following crossword solvers: ⁕Ellen Ripstein: editor living in New York City and 2001 ACPT champion. She is also known for her baton twirling. ⁕Trip Payne: professional puzzlemaker living in South Florida and three-time ACPT Champion. He held the record as the youngest champion after winning the tournament in 1993 at the age of 24. ⁕Tyler Hinman: student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. At the 2005 ACPT, he challenged Trip Payne for the title of youngest champion ever. ⁕Jon Delfin: pianist living in New York City and seven-time ACPT champion. ⁕Al Sanders: project manager at Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is a frequent finalist at the ACPT. The movie contains appearances by many celebrity fans of the Times puzzle, including Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, Mike Mussina, Daniel Okrent, and the Indigo Girls.
wordplay
Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, double entendres, and telling character names (such as in the play The Importance of Being Earnest, Ernest being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective earnest). Word play is quite common in oral cultures as a method of reinforcing meaning. Examples of text-based (orthographic) word play are found in languages with or without alphabet-based scripts, such as homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese.
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