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игра́ слов — meaning in English

igra slov

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English meaning

  • pun noun A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.

Senses

игра́ слов is used for these senses in English:

  • play on words (idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.
  • pun A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

pun — full definition

  1. noun A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
  2. verb To make a joke by playing on the sound or meaning of words.

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