wordplay
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a humorous play on words“I do it for the pun of it”“his constant punning irritated her”Synonyms: punpunningparonomasia
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Wordplay \Word"play`\, n. A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]