Double Entendre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural dou·ble en·ten·dres [duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druhz, -tahndz; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh]. /ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drəz, -ˈtɑndz; French du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə/.
  1. a double meaning.
  2. a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, especially when one meaning is risqué.
noun
  1. a word, phrase, etc, that can be interpreted in two ways, esp one having one meaning that is indelicate
  2. the type of humour that depends upon such ambiguity
Double Entendre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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