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double entendre

noun
🔊/ˌduːbl ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃drə/
🔊/ˌduːbl ɑ̃ːˈtɑ̃ːdrə/
(from French)
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  1. a word or phrase that can be understood in two different ways, one of which usually refers to sex（通常带有猥亵含义的）双关语
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete French (now double entente), ‘double understanding’.