Word "ZEUGMA" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect
Examples:
`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma

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Literary device linking two unrelated terms The Guardian Speedy 21 Aug 2022
'She cut her hair and her ties to the past' is an example of this figure of speech The Times Specialist Sunday 17 Mar 2019
Figure of speech exemplified by 'You held your breath and the door for me' Wall Street Journal 31 Jan 2018
Amazing use, perhaps odd, as in irrelevant figure of speech
Poetic term for what the Rolling Stones lyric "she blew my nose and then she blew my mind" contains
Rhetorical device exemplified by the Daft Punk lyric "Let's raise the bar/And our cups to the stars"
Regular contributors to quiz game developed figure of speech
Clever word play wherein Azed endlessly plays with mug
Roman city that's the site of a frantic salvage operation
Figure of speech.
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