DOUBLE ENTENDRE

Double entendre

A double entendre is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in either of two ways, having a double meaning. Typically one of the interpretations is rather obvious whereas the other is more subtle. The more subtle of the interpretations may convey a message that would be socially awkward, sexually suggestive or offensive to state directly. 

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. another word which sounds the same) can be used as a pun. When three or more meanings have been constructed, this is known as a "triple entendre", etc. 

Double entendre examples:

• 1. Michael Buerk, as he watched Phillippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage: "They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."
• 2. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on 'Look North' said: "There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."
• 3. Carenza Lewis, about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live', said: "You'd eat beaver if you could get it."
• 4. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and hadn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" 
• 5. Willie Carson was telling Claire Balding how jockeys prepare for a big race
• when he said: "They usually have four or five dreams a night about coming from different positions."
• 6. US PGA Commentator: "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them".
• 7. Metro Radio: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

Triple entendre example: Rush' album 'Moving pictures' which shows a carrying paintings out of a building while people are shown being emotionally moved and a film crew makes a "moving picture" of the whole scene. 

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