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Aug 16, 2026 · 2 min
zeugma
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 16, 2026 is: zeugma \ZOOG-muh\ noun Zeugma refers to wordplay in which a single word relates to other words in such a way that it means something different in each case, as in “building a boat and a reputation” and “open a book along with your mind.” // A clever use of zeugma was demonstrated by Groucho Marx’s character Rufus T. Firefly in Duck Soup (1933): “You can leave in a taxi. If you can’t get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that’s…
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