WELLERISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wellerism mean? 

• WELLERISM (noun)
  The noun WELLERISM has 1 sense:

1. a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

  Familiarity information: WELLERISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WELLERISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wellerism" is a kind of...):

rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))