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triple entendres

triple entendres is the plural of triple entendre.

Meaning of triple entendre

Noun

triple entendre (plural triple entendres)

  1. (humorous, rhetoric) A phrase that has three meanings, especially where some meanings are innocent and literal, the other(s) risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.
    • In a triple entendre of the highest order, Linnell summarizes the song.1998 July 1, Christopher M. Stangl, “"Snail Shell" interp: Quetzacoatl's Cock Tease”, in alt.music.tmbg (Usenet), retrieved 05 Jun 2022

Questions about triple entendres

What is triple entendres the plural of?
Triple entendres is the plural of triple entendre.

Words near triple entendres in the dictionary

  1. triple down
  2. triple E
  3. triple energizer
  4. triple energizers
  5. triple entendre
  6. triple entendres
  7. triple equals
  8. triple fault
  9. triple faulted
  10. triple faulting
  11. triple faults

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