Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for
double entendre
[ duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh ]
noun
plural double entendres
- 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 risqu茅.
double entendre
/ dubl 蓱虄t蓱虄dr蓹; 藞d蕦b蓹l 蓱藧n藞t蓱藧ndr蓹; -藞t蓱藧nd /
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
double-entendre
- A word or expression that has two different meanings (in French, double-entendre means 鈥渄ouble meaning鈥), one of which is often bawdy or indelicate. A double-entendre is found in this sentence: 鈥淎 nudist camp is simply a place where men and women meet to air their differences.鈥
Discover More
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of double entendre1
Discover More
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of double entendre1
C17: from obsolete French: double meaning
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse