entendre
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9.9
- noun
- /ɒnˈtɒndrə/
- NSFW
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doble sentido
- Characters make double entendres in English, French and Russian.
- a double entendre
Characters make double entendres in English, French and Russian.
- Characters make double entendres in English, French and Russian.
- And that closeness part is the trunk of the intimacy tree, double entendre noted.
- It's still good because he's still saying crazy shit, crazy cadences, double triple entendres.
Examples
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That's a double entendre.
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Was there a double entendre here, Karen wondered.
Fiction book (1994) -
"See, the line gets a nice double entendre on the word hot.
Fiction book (2000) -
- Do you get the double entendre?
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- Is that a double entendre?
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One last thing, there was something today about how Reagan made a double entendre of this nature.
Blog text (17) -
Sure, the name is a double entendre, but the Rack Shack's can be taken that way too.
Blog text (18) -
I've spent 53 years trying to understand double entendre; it's hopeless.
Blog text (10) -
I'm constantly searching for the double-entendre... ...in the most innocent of remarks.
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The comedian used a clever entendre to make the audience laugh while hinting at a risqué joke.
Synonyms
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8.4
A phrase with two meanings, one often innocent and the other rude about sex
Compounds
- NSFW
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8.4
A phrase with two meanings, one often innocent and the other rude about sex
- Literature
A phrase that has three different meanings used to make a joke or point
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember entendre in the phrase double entendre is to think of 'hearing' two meanings at once: one clear and one hidden, often 'naughty', which is why writers use it for jokes.