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Zeugma

One word doing two different jobs at once.

Noun · pronounced ZOOG-muh

What it means:

Zeugma is when a single word links to two others in a sentence, usually in two different senses, often for a wry or comic effect.

"He lost his keys and his temper" is a tidy bit of zeugma.

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