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needsanewhobby
Since: Feb, 2014
7th Apr, 2023 04:13:46 AM
I think a lot of cases, including your example, would fall under Exact Words
An "echo" where a word or phrase has several meanings that might have little or nothing to do with each other, where the first character uses it with one meaning and the second character uses it with a different one. Different from Ironic Echo in that that trope is about applying the same words (with basically the same meaning) to different contexts.
For instance, this exchange from Knighty Knight Bugs:
Bugs Bunny: (as court jester) Yuk-yuk-yuk! Only a fool would go after the Singing Sword!
King Arthur: A good idea... fool!
Edited by SteveMB