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a double entendre
(redirected from entendre)

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a double entendre
a word or phrase which has two different meanings, one of which is sexual or rude His speech at the dinner was full of bad jokes and double entendres.
See also: double


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She also starred in several other British comedies, including Dad's Army and a number of Carry On films, a series of slapstick comedies from the 1960s and 70s characterised by their constant use of sexual innuendo and double entendres.
If the pun is the lowest form of humour, the double entendre is the most relentless.
 
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