double entendre

[ duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh ]

/ ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drə, -ˈtɑnd; French du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə /

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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/.

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 risqué.

Origin of double entendre

From obsolete French, dating back to 1665–75; see origin at double, intend

Words nearby double entendre

double eagle, double-edged, double-ended, double-ended bolt, double ender, double entendre, double entente, double entry, double exposure, double-faced, double fault

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Example sentences from the Web for double entendre

Though a good fellow and a wisely humorous one, he seldom said any thing whose cleverness lay in a double-entendre.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861|Various
A double-entendre is designed here, and the same is often to be found in old plays.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
This double-entendre was originally published in a Philadelphia newspaper a hundred years ago.
The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical|Frank H. Stauffer
It was not a double-entendre, but a mot of triple ambiguity.
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid

No double-entendre was intended, but Ruth's thoughts gave one miserable bound to Arnold.
Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for double entendre

double entendre

/ (ˈdʌbəl ɑːnˈtɑːndrə, -ˈtɑːnd, French dubl ɑ̃tɑ̃drə) /

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

Word Origin for double entendre

C17: from obsolete French: double meaning

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for double entendre

double-entendre

[ (dub-uhl-ahn-tahn-druh; dooh-blahnn-tahnn-druh) ]

A word or expression that has two different meanings (in French, double-entendre means “double meaning”), one of which is often bawdy or indelicate. A double-entendre is found in this sentence: “A nudist camp is simply a place where men and women meet to air their differences.”

单词	double entendre
释义	double entendre [ duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; French doo-blahn-tahn-druh ] / ˈdʌb əl ɑnˈtɑn drə, -ˈtɑnd; French du blɑ̃ˈtɑ̃ drə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR double entendre ON THESAURUS.COM 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/. 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 risqué. Origin of double entendre From obsolete French, dating back to 1665–75; see origin at double, intend Words nearby double entendre double eagle, double-edged, double-ended, double-ended bolt, double ender, double entendre, double entente, double entry, double exposure, double-faced, double fault Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double entendre Though a good fellow and a wisely humorous one, he seldom said any thing whose cleverness lay in a double-entendre. The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861\|Various A double-entendre is designed here, and the same is often to be found in old plays. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)\|Various This double-entendre was originally published in a Philadelphia newspaper a hundred years ago. The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical\|Frank H. Stauffer It was not a double-entendre, but a mot of triple ambiguity. The Scalp Hunters\|Mayne Reid No double-entendre was intended, but Ruth's thoughts gave one miserable bound to Arnold. Other Things Being Equal\|Emma Wolf British Dictionary definitions for double entendre double entendre / (ˈdʌbəl ɑːnˈtɑːndrə, -ˈtɑːnd, French dubl ɑ̃tɑ̃drə) / 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 Word Origin for double entendre C17: from obsolete French: double meaning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to double entendre innuendo, pun, ambiguity, equivocation, joke, equivocality, equivoque, tergiversation Cultural definitions for double entendre double-entendre [ (dub-uhl-ahn-tahn-druh; dooh-blahnn-tahnn-druh) ] A word or expression that has two different meanings (in French, double-entendre means “double meaning”), one of which is often bawdy or indelicate. A double-entendre is found in this sentence: “A nudist camp is simply a place where men and women meet to air their differences.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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double entendre

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/.

Origin of double entendre

Words nearby double entendre

Example sentences from the Web for double entendre

British Dictionary definitions for double entendre

noun

Word Origin for double entendre

Words related to double entendre

Cultural definitions for double entendre