A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax.
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paraprosdokian:
From Ancient Greek παρ? ?(pará, “against”) + προσδοκ?α ?(prosdokía, “expectation”).