wordplay

1. (countable, uncountable)A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.

   Wortspiel

   a humorous play on words

2. (countable, uncountable)A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.

3. (countable, uncountable)The part of a cryptic clue that indicates but does not define the solution.

1. There was a lot of wordplay.

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2. The wordplay was lost in translation.

   ruИгра слов при переводе была утрачена.

   deDas Wortspiel ist bei der Übersetzung verlorengegangen.

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3. Not even his father was spared from his wordplay.

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4. Wordplay is not horseplay.

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5. Wordplay rarely translates.

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