double entendres

A form of double entendre — A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of double entendre
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APA

double entendres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20entendres

MLA

“double entendres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20entendres. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double entendres,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20entendres.

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