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double entendre - 1 dictionary result

dou⋅ble en⋅ten⋅dre

[duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; Fr. doo-blahn-tahn-druh ]
–noun, plural dou⋅ble en⋅ten⋅dres [duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druhz, -tahndz; Fr. doo-blahn-tahn-druh ] .
1. a double meaning.
2. a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, esp. when one meaning is risqué.

Origin:
1665–75; < obs. F; see double, intend
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