double entendre[noun]Synonyms: ambiguity, amphibology, double meaning, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, tergiversation
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double en‧ten‧dre /ˌduːblɒnˈtɒndrə $ -blɑːnˈtɑːn-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: 'double understanding' (1600-1700)]
a word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual
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