/dub"euhl ahn tahn"dreuh, -tahnd"/ ; Fr. /dooh blahonn tahonn"drddeu/ , pl. double entendres /dub"euhl ahn tahn"dreuhz, -tahndz"/ ; Fr. /dooh blahonn tahonn"drddeu/ .
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.
[ 1665-75; ]