double-entendre
21double entendre — (doo bl anh TANH dreu) [French] A double meaning; a phrase or word that can be understood in two ways, especially when one sense is improper or risqué. So there he is, naked, reading a newspaper and muttering feeble double entendres, as he… …
22double entendre — noun much of the comedy is derived from racy double entendres Syn: ambiguity, double meaning, innuendo, play on words …
23double entendre — dou•ble en•ten•dre [[t]ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drə, ˈtɑnd[/t]] fr. [[t]du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə[/t]] n. pl. dou•ble en•ten•dres [[t]ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drəz, ˈtɑndz[/t]] fr. [[t]du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə[/t]] 1) a word or expression used so that it can be understood in two ways …
24double-entendre — n. [English coinage for French double entente.] 1. Pun, équivoque, quirk, quibble, calembour, play upon words, paronomasia. 2. Indelicate pun, smutty équivoque …
25double entendre — n ambiguity, double meaning, suggested or hidden meaning; pun, word play, play on words, anagram; paradox, equivocation, dubiousness, indefiniteness, vagueness …
26double entendre — /ˌdʌbəl ɒnˈtɒndrə/ (say .dubuhl on tondruh), /ˌdubl ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃dr/ (say .doohbl on tondr) noun 1. a double meaning. 2. a word or expression with two meanings, one often indelicate. {French (obsolete) …
27double entendre — n. 1 a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one usu. risqueacute or indecent. 2 humour using such words or phrases. Etymology: obs. F, = double understanding …
28double entendre — dou|ble en|ten|dre [ ,dubl an tandrə ] noun count a word or phrase that you use deliberately, knowing that it has two meanings, one of which is rude or funny because it refers to sex …
29double entendre — dou·ble en·ten·dre || ‚duËblÉ’0303;Ën tÉ’0303;ËndrÉ™ word or expression that has two different meanings one of which is obscure …
30double entendre — noun (C) French a word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual …
