double entendre
[ duhb-uh l ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh ]
/ ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drə, -ˈtɑnd; French du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə /
noun, plural dou·ble en·ten·dres [duhb-uh l ahn-tahn-druh z, -tahndz; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh] /ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drəz, -ˈtɑndz; French du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə/.
a double meaning.
a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, especially when one meaning is risqué.
Words nearby double entendre
double dummy, double dutch, double duty, double eagle, double ender, double entendre, double entente, double entry, double exposure, double fault, double feature
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Examples from the Web for entendre
But the entendre and innuendo permeates the rest of the series—often innocently, but sometimes far more blatantly.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEASTDevez entendre que la pluspart de cette ville, hommes et femmes, tiennent fermement l'ancienne foi.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'AubignMais peut-tre y avait-il une bonne part d'exagration dans ce que les Werstiens croyaient voir, entendre et ressentir.
Le chteau des Carpathes|Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for entendre
double entendre
/ (ˈdʌbəl ɑːnˈtɑːndrə, -ˈtɑːnd, French dubl ɑ̃tɑ̃drə) /
noun
a word, phrase, etc, that can be interpreted in two ways, esp one having one meaning that is indelicate
the type of humour that depends upon such ambiguity
Word Origin for double entendre
C17: from obsolete French: double meaning
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