A play on words is a type of wordplay that involves manipulating words to create a humorous or clever effect. INNUENDO is an indirect or subtle reference to something, usually of a suggestive or derogatory nature. QUIBBLE is an argument over a minor point or detail. EQUIVOQUE is a figure of speech in which a single word or phrase is deliberately ambiguous. AMBIGUITY is the quality of having more than one possible meaning. A JOKE is a funny story or remark intended to provoke laughter. A PUN is a play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words. A paragram is a play on words that changes one letter of a word to create a new word with a different meaning.