par'hyponoian
Par'hyponoian, from Greek ὑπόνοια hypónoia "logical assumption," is a logical or thought trope, consisting of the replacement of a second part in a phrase or a text that would have been logically expected from the first part.{{Cite book |last=Kanellakis |first=Dimitrios |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aL3tDwAAQBAJ |title=Aristophanes and the Poetics of Surprise |date=2020-01-20 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-067703-4 |pages=31, 45 |language=en}}
Examples
{{quote|Clement Attlee is a sheep in a sheep's clothing.|Winston Churchill}}
The pun is based on the unexpected modification of a well-known idiom.
{{quote|Former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, died yesterday. Sean Penn actually went down to Venezuela and met Chávez a few times. He's a polarizing figure that a lot of Americans really don't like. Chávez was one, too.|Craig Ferguson}}
"A polarizing figure" is something that would have been expected to be said about the president Hugo Chávez.
{{quote|Former Vice President Dick Cheney visited a zoo, where he saw a grizzly bear. There was a powerful moment between the bloodthirsty, ruthless beast with claws and fangs, and on the other side, the honey-eating furry mammal in the cage.{{cn|date=November 2024}}}}
"Bloodthirsty beast" would have been expected to define a bear.
See also
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