

[*]words or figure of speech used so that it can be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual or slighting. The words mean "double understanding" in French.



[*]an ambiguous remark; often a pun with sexual connotations.



[*]an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate



[*]A double entendre or innuendo is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. The first, literal meaning is an innocent one, while the second meaning is often risqué and requires the hearer to have some additional knowledge. Although a French term, the French generally say double entente or double sens for such phrases.