jeu de mots

Example Sentences

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Now and again he chuckled as some jeu de mots hit the mark and drew a quick gust of laughter from the unseen audience.

From The Head of Kay's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

"And yet I have heard your Grace indulge in the jeu de mots," answered the attendant.

From Peveril of the Peak by Scott, Walter, Sir

Whence the following jeu de mots: "Le mur, murant Paris, rend Paris murmurout."

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.

It is simply a jeu de mots, and no more, though funny enough as it stands.

From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport

"Come, come, you little humbug, take off that gigantic sacque, and sit down here; upun my word I won't make any more of those nasty jeu de mots."

From Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense by Vera, [pseud.]