ˌdübəˌläⁿ(n.)ˈtä(ä)ⁿ(n)]dr( ə ), ˌdəbəˌlä-, ˌdüˌblä-, -län.ˈtän], ]d(rə)\ noun
( plural double entendres )
Etymology: obsolete French, literally, double meaning
1. : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation
rooted mainly in the basic humor of insult, malapropism, and double entendre — Wolcott Gibbs
2. : a word or expression capable of two interpretations, one of them often having a risqué connotation
a kind of old-fashioned bedroom farce with many of the double entendres that go with that form of entertainment — John McCarten