word play

3. - Newly coined word or phrase, often created for a specific purpose or context
4. - Mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
9. - Blend of two or more words to create a new word with combined meanings
10. - Incorrect use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word, often resulting in a humorous effect
13. - Word, phrase, or number that reads the same backward as forward
15. - Playful transposition of sounds in words, often resulting in humorous effect
18. - Figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
19. - Word or phrase that can be read in more than one direction, often with different meanings

1. - Phrase or expression with two interpretations, one usually risqué or humorous
2. - Word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning
5. - Word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often different spelling
6. - Playful transposition of sounds in words, often resulting in humorous effect
7. - Statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but may express a truth
8. - Absurd misuse of words, named after the character Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play "The Rivals"
11. - Word that imitates the sound it represents
12. - Word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
14. - Word formed from the initial letters or syllables of a phrase
16. - Play on words with multiple meanings or similar-sounding words
17. - Blend of two or more words to create a new word with combined meanings
20. - Expression peculiar to a particular language that may not be readily understood from the literal meaning of the words