The Wednesday Word - synecdoche

Today's Wednesday Word is synecdoche. It is a when a figure of speech, which is actually only a part of a whole, is used to describe or represent the whole. Or it can be when the whole represents only a part of a thing. This can be when a smart person is described as a brain, or when Canberra has decided to give $900 to every man and his dog.

Think also of the phrases 'all hands on deck' or 'white collar criminals'.

All you good ears out there, let me know if you hear of any others.

(Click here to see the previous Wednesday words for Pandiculation or Horripilation)