Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
zeugma
(noun) use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb’s polysemy, for humorous effect; “‘Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave’ is an example of zeugma”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zeugma (plural zeugmata or zeugmas)
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
(rhetoric) Syllepsis.
Some writers distinguish between zeugma and syllepsis, while others do not.
• brachylogy
• syllepsis
Source: Wiktionary
Zeug"ma, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. Yoke.] (Gram.)
Definition: A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.