WELLERISM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wellerism" is a kind of...):

rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))

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