Project Gutenberg 2009-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 279 Le Gai, Eugène 1817 Le Gai, Eugene Passard, François-Lubin Gai, Eugène Le Passard, Francois-Lubin Gratet-Duplessis, Pierre-Alexandre 1792 1853 Duplessis, Pierre-Alexandre Gratet Gratet-Duplessis, P.-A. Gratet-Duplessis, Pierre Alexander Dictionnaire des calembours et des jeux de mots, lazzis, coqs-à-l'âne, quolibets, quiproquos, amphigouris, etc. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Hugo Voisard, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Dictionnaire des calembours et des jeux de mots, lazzis, coqs-à-l'âne, quolibets, quiproquos, amphibourris, etc." is a whimsical collection of jokes and wordplay likely compiled in the mid-19th century. The book is filled with clever puns, humorous anecdotes, and playful linguistic riddles that showcase the art of wit and humor in language. It offers a delightful exploration of the French language, inviting readers to indulge in the joy of word games and the intricacies of meanings. The opening of the book introduces readers to various forms of wordplay, including riddles and clever quips involving double meanings and linguistic twists. For example, it begins with riddles that challenge the reader to think creatively about language, such as identifying the letter "A" as a captain of soldiers. Through engaging anecdotes and humorous remarks about societal figures and norms, the authors illustrate the sophistication and charm inherent in calembours. The tone is light-hearted and entertaining, appealing to those who appreciate clever language play and cultural commentary through humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Puns and punning French wit and humor PN Text FR Humour Category: Humour Category: French Literature 454806 2025-08-12T06:40:17.088572 text/html 439433 2009-06-19T14:14:44 text/html 313929 2025-08-12T06:40:31.326470 application/epub+zip 315675 2025-08-12T06:40:22.010571 application/epub+zip 265417 2025-08-12T06:40:20.137493 application/epub+zip 701779 2025-08-12T06:40:37.290431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732620 2025-08-12T06:40:29.583465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460471 2022-09-13T13:53:17.292215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398550 2025-08-12T06:40:15.087550 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389822 2009-06-19T14:14:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19565 2025-08-12T06:40:37.441445 application/rdf+xml 28654 2025-08-12T06:40:20.684521 image/jpeg 4943 2025-08-12T06:40:20.410506 image/jpeg 158377 2009-06-19T14:14:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 166076 2009-06-19T14:14:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 288502 2025-08-12T06:40:17.124574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia