/ˈzugmə/  |  ZOOG-muh

Zeugma is a fun little device that occurs when a word is used in multiple contexts simultaneously – i.e., to mean two (or sometimes more) things at once as it applies separately to the other words in its purview.  Mostly used for humorous brevity, it naturally requires that the word have some homonymous or polysemic properties.

Examples:

• Billy ran from the slog and for mayor.
• The minstrel plays the flute almost as well as he does the fool.
• I punched the slog with fury, indignation, and my fist.
• I like chips in my cookies, not my teeth.

Bene scribete.