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Wordplay so groan-inducing it doubles as a hostage situation for your dignity.

means A joke exploiting words that sound alike or carry multiple meanings for comic effect.

from Likely a 1600s clipping of the Italian puntiglio, a fine point or quibble; the English shortened it to a single sharp jab.

Royal pastimeShakespeare deployed over 3,000 across his plays.
Brain splitBoth hemispheres fire to get the joke.
Highest formOften called the lowest, which is itself the punchline.
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