Tom Swifty

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Referring to the Tom Swift series of books, whose authors frequently avoided the word "said" in favour of other constructions, +‎ -y.

Noun

Tom Swifty (plural Tom Swifties)

  1. A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed, such as: "We just struck oil!" Tom gushed.

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