jeu de mots
noun
a pun.
jeux de mots
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pluralof jeu de mots.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"You do not think, Monsieur Huet, that there is wit in these jeux de mots: perhaps you do not admire wit at all?"
From Devereux — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Taste was conspicuous in his powder'd hair, And in his frequent jeux de mots, that drew Peals of applauses from the listeners round, Who were delighted—as in duty bound.
From Fanny With Other Poems by Fitz-Greene Halleck
A modern French author says, that the French language is not capable of the jeux de mots.
From A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 by Philip Thicknesse
These short poems are full of puns and happy jeux de mots, and had a decided effect in frustrating the foolish plans.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Henry Coppee
The author of these two jeux de mots unhappily we do not know, or we would thank him for them.
From Umbrellas and Their History by William Sangster
