DOUBLE ENTENDRE


Meaning of DOUBLE ENTENDRE in English

Pronunciation: ' düb- ə l-ä n - ' tä n d(-r ə ); ' d ə -b ə l-än- ' tänd(-r ə )

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural double entendres \ same also - ' tä n z; - ' tän-dr ə z \

Etymology: obsolete F, literally, double meaning

Date: 1673

1 : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation

2 : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqué

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.