
double entendre
/ˌdʌbəl ɑːnˈtɑːndrə/
a word or phrase with two meanings, one usually risqué
double entendre in a sentence
“His comedy was full of clever double entendres.”
Origin of double entendre
French: double double + entendre to hear/understand (obsolete phrase; modern French uses double sens); literally double meaning
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