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Innuendo |
A satirical technique that allows the author to implicate a target by a completely indirect attacked. This is especially useful when the target is dangerous, for it is often possible to deny the insinuation. Usually sexual in nature |
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Malapropism |
the mistaken or intentional use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect or used to further show the depth of an issue in satirical writing through irony |
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Pun |
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings |
