A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising in a way that causes the listener to reframe the first part.
From Greek 'para-' (against) + 'prosdokia' (expectation). Groucho Marx was the master: 'I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.'
'I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather — not screaming in terror like his passengers.' The TWIST at the end makes you re-hear the BEGINNING! Comedians LIVE for this! 🤣🔄
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