paraprosdokian

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρά (para, “against”) + προσδοκία (prosdokia, “expectation”).

Noun

paraprosdokian (plural paraprosdokians)

1. Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.

   "Where there's a will, I want to be in it" is a paraprosdokian.

Translations

figure of speech

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no corresponding term exists) 句子在最後有意想不到的結尾, 句子在最后有意想不到的结尾 (jùzi zài zuìhòu yìxiǎngbudào de jiéwěi)

• Finnish: yllätys (fi)