noun
/ˈmetəfə(r)/, /ˈmetəfɔː(r)/, /ˈmetəfər/, /ˈmetəfɔːr/[countable, uncountable]
A made up word. A homonym of “metaphor”, it is used to describe somebody/something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that different things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful. Used often in rap music. For example She has a heart of stone;
- The writer’s striking use of metaphor
- Drake’s rap career used as a metaphor for the gentrification of Croydon and the destruction of its culture
The word metafour is constructed using the word meta, meaning showing awareness of itself or its genre and the number four.