double+entendre
11double entendre — UK [ˌduːb(ə)l ɒnˈtɒndrə] / US [ˌdub(ə)l ɑnˈtɑndrə] noun [countable] Word forms double entendre : singular double entendre plural double entendres a word or phrase that you use deliberately, knowing that it has two meanings, one of which is rude… …
12double entendre — noun /dubl ɑ̃tɑ̃ːdɹ,dʌb.əl ɒnˈtɒndɹə/ A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo …
13double entendre — [ˌdu:b(ə)l ɒdouble entendre tɒdouble entendredr(ə)] noun (plural double entendres pronunciation same) a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually indecent. Origin C17: from obs. Fr. (now double entente), double… …
14double entendre n — A lady walks into a bar and asks the barman for a double entendre, so the the barman gives her one …
15double entendre — double en|ten|dre [ˌdu:blɔnˈtɔndrə US bla:nˈta:n ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: double understanding (1600 1700)] a word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual …
16double entendre — /dub euhl ahn tahn dreuh, tahnd /; Fr. /dooh blahonn tahonn drddeu/, pl. double entendres /dub euhl ahn tahn dreuhz, tahndz /; Fr. /dooh blahonn tahonn drddeu/. 1. a double meaning. 2. a word or expression used in a given context so that it can… …
17double entendre — noun (plural double entendres) Etymology: obsolete French, literally, double meaning Date: 1673 1. ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation 2. a word or expression capable of two interpretations …
18double entendre — Synonyms and related words: ambiguity, ambiguousness, amphibology, belly laugh, blue story, complexity of meaning, counterword, dirty joke, dirty story, double meaning, double reference, equivocacy, equivocal, equivocality, equivocalness,… …
19double-entendre — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. double meaning, ambiguity, pun; see double meaning , joke 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation: ambiguity, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, tergiversation.… …
20double entendre — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [DUB ul on TON druh] a word or statement having two meanings, a risque ambiguity. The comedian couldn t be as frank as he wanted, so he used a lot of double entendres. SYN.: ambiguity, double… …
