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Noun Concept
Categories: Comedy, Puns, Ambiguity, All articles needing additional references, 2 (number)
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double entendre  Adianoeta  Adianoetae  double-entendre  double-entendres
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An ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate WordNet 3.0
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An ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A double entendre is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious, whereas the other often conveys a message that would be too socially awkward, sexually suggestive, or offensive to state directly. Wikipedia
Wording that is devised to be understood in two ways Wikidata
A phrase that has two meanings, one innocent and literal, the other risqué or bawdy. OmegaWiki
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo. Wiktionary
Phrase with two meanings. Wiktionary (translation)