Definition of "double-entendre" [dou•ble-en•ten•dre]

• A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqué. (noun)
• The use of such a word or phrase; ambiguity. (noun)

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• "We notice the ambiguous response of a woman offered game by a hunter an earthy double-entendre in Dutch, as she slips off a shoe and reaches for her Bible."
• "I think they must have thought they were being very ooh-la-la along the lines of Pret - but maybe there were too many dog owners/country folk who recognised the double-entendre and didn't fancy abite after that!"
• "Travis, an albur is a double-entendre play on words."