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Double-entendre

Double-entendre \Dou"ble-en*ten"dre\, n. [F. double double + entendre to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is double entente.] A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.

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double-entendre

n. (alternative spelling of double entendre English)

Usage examples of "double-entendre".

Referring to each other with double-entendred nicknames has replaced Purple Nurple Pursuit as the latest diversion of choice for Scotty and his friends.

Full of sight-gags, double-entendres, potty humor, and every bit of comic shtick available to man (and, let's face it, this is not the kind of movie women tend to write), Austin Powers was a hoot and a half.