This week's theme: words with double connections. double entendre (DUB-uhl ahn-TAHN-druh) noun
A word or phrase used in a manner that it can be interpreted in two ways, especially when one of the meanings is risque. [From obsolete French, literally double meaning.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=double_entendre -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Without double-entendre British comedy would be bereft. A short selection from a week's viewing: 'You should have heard the gasps when I showed my marrow to the Women's Institute'." Thomas Sutcliffe; In Search of Intelligent Life on Planet Sitcom; The Independent (London, UK); Mar 8, 1996. Sponsored by: Free! Extra issue of any of Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Subscribe at: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 Perfect your French, German, Italian or Spanish with Champs-Elysees audio magazines, the final step to fluency! http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 ........................................................................... Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. -Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), [The Devil's Dictionary, 1906] Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/double_entendre.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/double_entendre.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/double_entendre.html
