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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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This is a musical that feels classic yet empowering, and Neil Simon’s vintage wordplay inside Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman’s rich score holds up nicely.
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Lawyers are expected to distinguish between sound arguments and narcissistic wordplay.
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Sam Kelly
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Pride in bad wordplay creates stronger ownership than any RACI matrix.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
This is a musical that feels classic yet empowering, and Neil Simon’s vintage wordplay inside Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman’s rich score holds up nicely.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Lawyers are expected to distinguish between sound arguments and narcissistic wordplay.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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