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An entendre means to be used to convey an indelicate meaning. A double entendre, which is most commonly used, exploits puns to convey the second meaning.
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You slip on the tux, deliver a double-entendre or two and stand on the sidelines while the stunt crew does the action scenes.
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The meaning of a double entendre in simple terms it is a figure of speech that describes one word with having two distinct and different meanings of their own.
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A double entendre ( doo blon tondruh) is a word or phrase that can be taken two ways. One of the ways is usually a sexual reference.
A popular double entendre is "That's what she said." For example:
A: "I hate this Rubik's cube. IT'S SO HARD!"
B: "That's what she said."
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A double entendre is a word or phrase that can have two meanings, one of which is usually risque or indecent. Everyone laughed at the double entendre, but John just looked around in confusion.
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Yes, I believe the French expression for this is double entendre.
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Double Entendre is a statement that has two meanings with one of them usually being quite rude. They are used often in comedy sketches. The term comes from the French language.
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It is a trick question; there's no such thing as a good idea for a double entendre costume.
They're all tacky, unfunny and just plain crass.
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To state something without explicitley saying it. Similar to a double-entendre.
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The only words I can think of at the moment are: "genre" and "entendre" (as in "double-entendre")
Will add more as they come to mind.
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Pray For Plagues by Bring Me The HorizonThe Term for it is "Double Entendre".
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Yes, that type of statement has been known as a double entendre since the 1670s.
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Double entendre is French for double meaning of a word or a phrase - an apparent, innocuous, meaning and another, normally more mischievous, one. Often used by gossip writers and by politicos.
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Pun : play on words: a humorous use of words that involves a word or phrase that has more than one possible meaning.... Pun is a fun...
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a double entendre as especially being used to "convey an indelicate meaning." It may be used to express potentially offensive opinions without the risks of explicitly doing so.
A double entendre may exploit puns to convey the second meaning. Double entendres generally rely on multiple meanings of words, or different interpretations of the same primary meaning. They often exploit ambiguity and may be used to introduce it deliberately in a text. Sometimes a homophone (i.e. a different spelling that yields the same pronunciation) can be used as a pun as well as a "double entendre" of the subject.
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Double Entendre is a statement that has two meanings with one of them usually being quite rude. They are used often in comedy sketches. The term comes from the French language.
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I want to hear more is "je voudrais en entendre plus / en entendre davantage" in French
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'le noir de vous entendre' means literally 'the black to hear you'
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The word you are looking for is "ambiguity," where words or phrases have more than one possible meaning or interpretation.
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A word that has two meanings is called a homonym. These words sound alike or are spelled alike but have different meanings.
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Thats somewhat of a double entendre isn't it? The Army IS the low class of the armed services. You can't do anything else...join the Army.
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"Entendre" is a verb in French that means "to hear" or "to understand." It can also have a more figurative sense of "to mean" or "to intend."
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In A Midsummer Night's Dream, one example of a double entendre is in Act 3, Scene 2 where Oberon talks about "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows," referring both to an actual bank of flowers and to the sexual activity between Hermia and Lysander that will take place there.
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That song is not banned but some radio stations may refuse to play it. It was a comedy song with double entendre and a very popular song worldwide in its day.
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It is part of the the lyrics to the song You Shook Me All Night Long by Australian rock band AC/DC.
This lyric could be a double entendre for a sexual pun.
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The TV show, The Office made that phrase pretty popular, but the first time that the phrase was used was from Wayne's World back in 1992. It is an example of a phrase that is considered a double entendre.
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It is actually "double entendre".
It is French for "double hearing"
It is a word or group of words said that can have two or more different meanings.
Often there is a "normal" meaning and the second one has some kind of sexual connotation.
Some examples are:
Pool players have balls.
Dentists always look down in the mouth.
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As defined by the music group Here Come the Mummies: A single entendre means "... just one thing" like "skin boat to tuna town." A phrase that has only one meaning.
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As defined by the music group Here Come the Mummies: A single entendre means "... just one thing" like "skin boat to tuna town." A phrase that has only one meaning.
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Expression given as a reposnse (usually) that has two meanings, one of is more obvious than the other. Usually the obvious meaning is mundane the other may be humourous, sacastic, risque, vulgar, or rude. If subtle the double entendre may go unnoticed by the listener. A innocent example is "Do you think today's kids exhinit ignorance and apathy?" would be "I don't know and I don't care." or "What did the cook say to the sous chef making the chili sauce?" "You can't put too much cayenne into this recipe!"
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Ambiguity or Double Entendre, the difference being whether the two meanings are meant to obfuscate the actual meaning of the sentence (ambiguity) or is an intentional way of saying two distinct things at the same time (double entendre).
If the word only means two things because those two things are spelled the same way, it is a homograph.
Ambiguity Example: The territories will be returned in exchange for peace. (In this sentence, it is ambiguous if the territories will be returned and then peace occurs or if peace occurs and then the territories will be returned or it they occur at the same time.)
Double Entendre Example: When Hannibal Lecter, a cannibal, says: "I am having a friend for dinner. (He could either be dining with a friend or dining on a friend.)
Homograph Example: Saw could mean; I saw you last night or The saw you gave me is broken.
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'Gigity' is the catchphrase of Glen Quagmire from the animated comedy Family Guy and is used to indicate his arousal or use of a sexual double-entendre in a similar fashion to 'Bow-chicka-bow-wow' or 'that's what she said'
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- Temps - Can mean "time" or "weather"
- Plage - Can mean "beach" or "range"
- Livre - Can mean "book" or "pound" (unit of weight)
- Fois - Can mean "time" or "multiplied by"
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A G6 is a new style of jet that rich, fancy people use. "fly like a g6" is a double entendre, one meaning being that a G6 literally flies and the other meaning "fly" as in "cool"
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The French expression is: "Ne rien entendre, ne rien voir, ne rien dire".
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A play on the multiple meanings of a word is called a pun. It is a form of wordplay that exploits homophones, similar-sounding words, or the different meanings of a single word for humorous or rhetorical effect.
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That object is called a symbol. Symbols are often used in literature to represent abstract ideas or concepts. They add depth and complexity to a text by providing layers of meaning beyond the literal interpretation.
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Sexual innuendo refers to subtly suggesting or alluding to a sexual meaning in a conversation, often done for humorous or suggestive effect without directly stating it. It involves using words, phrases, or gestures that have a double entendre or can be interpreted in a sexual context.
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Bow chica bow wow usually indicates and innuendo or double entendre.
This is an onomatopoeic saying that imitates the rhythmic background music of a pornographic movie. You say it in a situation of sexual innuendo or when an especially attractive person is seen.
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The phrase "That's what she said" is a common expression used to humorously suggest a sexual innuendo or double entendre in response to a statement that can be interpreted that way. It originated from the TV show "The Office" and has since become a popular joke in informal conversations.
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