wordplay
English
noun
Definitions
- A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
- A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
Etymology
Compound from English word + English play.
Origin
English
play
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- McWord English
- PlayStation English
- Playmaster English
- Wonderword English
- WordNet English
- afterplay English
- afterword English
- ageplay English
- airplay English
- antiplay English
- arrowword English
- autoplay English
- backword English
- bareword English
- baseword English
- bloodplay English
- breathplay English
- buttplay English
- buzzword English
- by-play English
- byplay English
- byword English
- cardplay English
- catchword English
- chapterplay English
- codeword English
- counterplay English
- counterword English
- crossplay English
- crossword English
- doubleword English
- electroplay English
- endplay English
- fingerplay English
- fireplay English
- foodplay English
- foreplay English
- foreword English
- fourplay English
- frankenword English
- fuzzword English
- gainword English
- gameplay English
- genderplay English
- guideword English
- gunplay English
- hairplay English
- halfword English
- handplay English
- headword English
- honeyword English
- horseplay English
- hotword English
- interplay English
- interword English
- joey word English
- keyword English
- kiloword English
- knifeplay English
- loanword English
- longplay English
- longword English
- megaword English
- metaplay English
- metaword English
- midplay English
- midword English
- miniplay English
- misplay English
- misword English
- multi-word English
- multiplay English
- nameplay English
- nameword English
- netplay English
- non-word English
- nonplay English
- octoword English
- outplay English
- overplay English
- overword English
- p-word English
- painplay English
- partword English
- password English
- phoneword English
- photoplay English
- pissplay English
- play English
- play-by-play English
- playability English
- playable English
- playact English
- playaholic English
- playathon English
- playback English
- playball English
- playbarn English
- playbill English
- playblast English
- playboard English
- playboat English
- playboating English
- playbook English
- playbox English
- playboy English
- playbroker English
- playbus English
- playcalling English
- playcenter English
- playcentre English
- playception English
- playdate English
- playday English
- playdough English
- playdown English
- player English
- playest English
- playeth English
- playette English
- playfeer English
- playfellow English
- playfield English
- playframe English
- playfriend English
- playful English
- playgame English
- playgirl English
- playgoer English
- playgoing English
- playground English
- playgroup English
- playhouse English
- playing English
- playland English
- playleader English
- playless English
- playlet English
- playlike English
- playline English
- playlist English
- playlore English
- playlot English
- playmaker English
- playmaking English
- playmat English
- playmate English
- playmobile English
- playock English
- playout English
- playpark English
- playpen English
- playpipe English
- playreader English
- playreading English
- playright English
- playroom English
- playscape English
- playscheme English
- playschool English
- playscript English
- playset English
- playshed English
- playsheet English
- playsome English
- playsong English
- playspace English
- playspot English
- playstead English
- playstow English
- playstreet English
- playstyle English
- playsuit English
- playtest English
- playtester English
- playtext English
- plaything English
- playthrough English
- playtime English
- playtoy English
- playware English
- playwear English
- playwork English
- playworker English
- playwright English
- playwriter English
- playwriting English
- polyword English
- ponyplay English
- protoword English
- pseudoword English
- pureplay English
- quadword English
- quickplay English
- raceplay English
- replay English
- reword English
- rôleplay English
- safe word English
- safeword English
- screenplay English
- shoeplay English
- slowplay English
- spearplay English
- stageplay English
- startword English
- stopword English
- subword English
- superplay English
- swordplay English
- syncword English
- teamplay English
- underplay English
- underword English
- ur-word English
- urword English
- wanderword English
- watchword English
- waterplay English
- waxplay English
- word English
- word break English
- word-deafness English
- word-hoard English
- word-lover English
- word-perfect English
- word-stock English
- wordable English
- wordage English
- wordaholic English
- wordbook English
- wordbuilding English
- wordcount English
- wordcraft English
- worder English
- wordfact English
- wordfest English
- wordfinal English
- wordfinding English
- wordflow English
- wordform English
- wordful English
- wordhood English
- wordie English
- wordinitial English
- wordish English
- wordlength English
- wordless English
- wordlet English
- wordlike English
- wordline English
- wordlist English
- wordlore English
- wordly English
- wordmaker English
- wordmark English
- wordmeal English
- wordmonger English
- wordness English
- wordnet English
- wordoid English
- wordology English
- wordpool English
- wordprocess English
- wordscape English
- wordshaping English
- wordship English
- wordsize English
- wordsmith English
- wordsome English
- wordster English
- wordstring English
- wordwise English
- wordy English
- workword English
- play Italian
- play Spanish, Castilian
- プレイ Japanese
- プレー Japanese
- ワード Japanese
- pleyen Middle English
- word Middle English
- pulong hinulaman Cebuano
- pulong hinuwaman Cebuano
- play Chinese
- vöd Volapük
- pilai Tok Pisin
- wod Tok Pisin
- prei Sranan Tongo
- word Chinese Pidgin English
- play
- word
- wordy
- byword
- worder
- urword
- reword
- McWord
- replay
- byplay
- wordie
- wordly
- p-word
- player
- playout
- outplay
- playmat
- endplay
- wordish
- wordage
- gunplay
- playbus
- airplay
- playest
- playlet
- ur-word
- playpen
- playact
- nonplay
- keyword
- playbox
- playful
- playeth
- playlot
- misword
- midplay
- playtoy
- midword
- wordnet
- playday
- hotword
- playset
- wordlet
- by-play
- ageplay
- playboy
- WordNet
- netplay
- misplay
- waxplay
- subword
- wordful
- wordoid
- playing
- playock
- wordpool
- gameplay
- backword
- longplay
- polyword
- codeword
- playsome
- fuzzword
- wordless
- foodplay
- bareword
- wordsome
- playpark
- wordster
- playbarn
- halfword
- playwork
- buzzword
- playgoer
- gainword
- syncword
- safeword
- playtime
- fireplay
- wordness
- wordship
- wordfact
- handplay
- playbill
- megaword
- wordmeal
- workword
- overplay
- playdate
- ponyplay
- cardplay
- playpipe
- overword
- playbook
- playlike
- playspot
- playware
- password
- playgame
- pureplay
- fourplay
- wordable
- baseword
- headword
- wordlist
- miniplay
- playgirl
- playless
- playwear
- wordflow
- nameword
- kiloword
- playball
- playshed
- playline
- playback
- wordform
- playroom
- playlore
- hairplay
- playsuit
- teamplay
- antiplay
- foreplay
- playette
- wordmark
- longword
- shoeplay
- wordline
- stopword
- playmate
- buttplay
- non-word
- slowplay
- wordfest
- painplay
- nameplay
- octoword
- playstow
- raceplay
- foreword
- playlist
- loanword
- wordwise
- wordlike
- playfeer
- quadword
- autoplay
- metaplay
- rôleplay
- playsong
- wordbook
- partword
- playland
- wordlore
- wordsize
- playable
- pissplay
- playtext
- playboat
- wordhood
- playdown
- metaword
- playtest
- playboard
- photoplay
- crossword
- playdough
- playathon
- stageplay
- playmaker
- afterword
- playgoing
- superplay
- underword
- playfield
- arrowword
- playstead
- bloodplay
- startword
- playright
- afterplay
- playframe
- spearplay
- playstyle
- playsheet
- interplay
- knifeplay
- quickplay
- plaything
- wordsmith
- honeyword
- playgroup
- playhouse
- wordology
- catchword
- playblast
- multiplay
- horseplay
- interword
- underplay
- wordmaker
- wordscape
- guideword
- joey word
- phoneword
- watchword
- wordfinal
- playspace
- playscape
- swordplay
- safe word
- crossplay
- protoword
- waterplay
- wordcount
- wordcraft
- fingerplay
- Wonderword
- playbroker
- playtester
- wanderword
- word break
- screenplay
- playground
- playleader
- genderplay
- word-stock
- Playmaster
- playmobile
- multi-word
- playworker
- doubleword
- playfellow
- playstreet
- wordmonger
- wordlength
- playschool
- wordaholic
- playfriend
- playscheme
- playscript
- wordstring
- playmaking
- playwright
- breathplay
- word-lover
- playaholic
- word-hoard
- pseudoword
- playcentre
- playreader
- playwriter
- playcenter
- playboating
- playception
- playability
- playwriting
- wordinitial
- counterword
- playcalling
- playreading
- wordfinding
- wordprocess
- playthrough
- electroplay
- wordshaping
- PlayStation
- counterplay
- chapterplay
- frankenword
- wordbuilding
- word-perfect
- play-by-play
- word-deafness