Zugma
concept
5 mentions
1 recordings
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 16 Aug
↑5 vs the 6 months before
Literary device linking two meanings with a single word
Trend
Peak in the week of 15 Aug — 5 mentions across 1 series.
Moments
newest first · ▶ plays the momentPeter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · zeugma · 1:23 · 16 Aug
…Zugma is a beloved device of lyricists, probably for the economy noted by Redfern.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · zeugma · 0:50 · 16 Aug
…Zugma, like the pun, is economical, it contracts two sentences into one.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · zeugma · 0:39 · 16 Aug
…In an evocative use of Zugma, my favorite literary device, Braithwaite writes, The old house and everyone in it was falling apart.…
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