noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.

   "Daffynitions appear in fictionaries, not dictionaries, and they add hidden dimensions to the words they describe."

Example

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"Daffynitions appear in fictionaries, not dictionaries, and they add hidden dimensions to the words they describe."

Etymology

Blend of daffy (“mad; eccentric”) + definition.

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