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A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed.

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Tom Swifty

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Source Word

Tom Swifty

Japanese Meaning

引用文において、発言内容とその属性の記述が掛詞（ダジャレ）によって面白く連動させられるユーモラスな表現手法 / 発言の引用部分と、その引用の提示方法が言葉遊び（ダジャレ）で繋がっている一種のジョーク・表現

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Mark's Tom Swifty—"I'm freezing," he said icily—had the whole room laughing.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

マークのダジャレを使った台詞の帰属表現「寒いよ」と彼が冷たく言う一言で、部屋中が笑いに包まれた。

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Since then the Tom Swifty has trudged on, not exactly swiftly but with an impressive staying power. You can find Web sites that list as many as nine hundred of them. As the above examples suggest, Tom Swifties are virtually never funny, but they illustrate an adverb-centered sin against writing.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Tom Swifties

（ plural ）

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