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Is there a name for this wordplay?

ANTELOPE ---> so much for the ant wedding

I am wondering if there is a name for this wordplay and if anyone can give me some examples. Thanks.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I believe your example is simply a PUN. Here are some other examples:

    COFFEE: A tax on people suffering from the flu

    CONgress: The opposite of PROgress

    MANDATE: A couple of gay guys going out for dinner and a movie

    DISINTEGRATION: To tell "Yo Mama" jokes about calculus

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