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Synonyms for "double entendre" in English

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double entendre:
- equivoke; word-play; pun; play upon words; double entendre; jeu de mots

English

Detailed Synonyms for double entendre in English

double entendre:

double entendre [the ~] nomen

the double entendre
the equivoke; the word-play; the pun; the play upon words; the double entendre; the jeu de mots
- equivoke [the ~] nomen
- word-play [the ~] nomen
- pun [the ~] nomen
- play upon words [the ~] nomen
- double entendre [the ~] nomen
- jeu de mots [the ~] nomen
the double entendre

– an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate ¹
the double entendre
– an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate ¹
- double entendre [the ~] nomen

Alternate Synonyms for "double entendre":

ambiguity

Related Definitions for "double entendre":

an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate¹

Related Synonyms for double entendre

double

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