- medieval) Gr**** or
Latin rhetoric; it was
first attested in 1896. Some
paraprosdokians not only
change the
meaning of an
early phrase, as in garden-path sentence...
- stand-up
comedian and actor. His stand-up
comedy persona makes use of
paraprosdokians spoken in a
wandering falsetto tone of voice. The
character of Emo...
-
delivery of ironic,
philosophical and
sometimes nonsensical jokes,
paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with
contrived situations...
- idioms, archetypes, or wordplay.
Another po****r joke
structure is the
paraprosdokian, a
surprising punchline that
changes the
context or
meaning of the setup...
-
Coincidence Dirty Minds Doublespeak Dangling modifier Euphemism Iham
Paraprosdokian Spoonerism Ribaldry The word
double is
often pronounced as in English...
- had
morning sickness after I was born" (Rodney Dangerfield) Greguería
Paraprosdokian Throwaway line Miller, K.E.L. (3
December 2009). "The
Unuttered Punch...
- Parallelism: the use of
similar structures in two or more clauses.
Paraprosdokian: A
sentence or
phrase with an
unexpected twist or
surprise at the end...
- —
Overseas National Airways Antanaclases are
prevalent in
humorous paraprosdokians emplo**** when
responding to a question. For example, in
response to...
-
characterized by a
penchant for
taking instructions literally and
employing paraprosdokian humour to
create comedic effects. Fridman's po****rity
stems from his...
-
switcheroo Bait and
switch I Said My
Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)
Paraprosdokian Man
bites dog The
Great Switcheroo The Old
Switcheroo In
Soviet Russia...
