DOUBLE ENTENDRE


Meaning of DOUBLE ENTENDRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdüb- ə l-äⁿ-ˈtäⁿd(-r ə ); ˈdə-bəl-än-ˈtänd(-rə) ]

noun

( plural double entendres same also -ˈtäⁿz; -ˈtän-drəz)

Etymology: obsolete French, 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.