Tom Swifty
noun/ˌtɒm ˈswɪft.iː/UK/ˌtɔːm ˈswɪft.iː//ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.i/US/ˌtɒm ˈswɪft.i/CA
Etymology
Referring to the Tom Swift series of books, whose authors frequently avoided the word "said" in favour of other constructions, + -y.
Definitions
A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which…
A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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