double entendre
noun/ˌduːbl ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃drə/
/ˌduːbl ɑ̃ːˈtɑ̃ːdrə/
(from French)- a word or phrase that can be understood in two different ways, one of which usually refers to sexWord Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete French (now double entente), ‘double understanding’.
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