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ụròokwū

noun

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. a humorous speech produced by using words that suggest two or more things; pun; paronomasia
  2. pun
  3. A type of humorous speech or joke that relies on words that have multiple meanings or sounds to create a double meaning.
Examples

O ji ụròokwū gwa anyị okwu.

He spoke to us using a pun.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteSimilar to a play on words.

Status: Pending verification

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.