double entendres

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English - Turkish

Definition of double entendres in English Turkish dictionary

double entendre
iki anlamlı söz
double entendre
çift anlamlı söz
double entendre
lastikli söz
English - English
plural form of double entendre
double entendre
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo

A woman walks into a bar and asks the barman for a double entendre and he gives it to her.

double entendre
plural form of double entendre

It is not only the teacher's play with single words, phrases, and double entendre that are common in my classroom data.

double-entendres
Alternative spelling of double entendres
double entendre
A double entendre is a word or phrase that has two meanings, one of which is rude and often sexual. He is a master of the pun and the double entendre. a word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual ((1600-1700))
double entendre
an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
double entendre
word or expression that has two different meanings one of which is obscure
double entendre
entendre
double entendres

    Hyphenation

    dou·ble entendres

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'd&-b&l ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin duplus , from duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin to Old English -feald -fold; more at TWO, -FOLD.
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