Double Entendre
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A Double Entendre is a figure of speech that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious.
- Context:
- It can range from being an Intentional Double Entendre (word play) to being an Unintential Double Entendre.
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- Example(s):
- "Labour isn't working.".
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- See: Homophone, Metonomy Figure of Speech, Pun, Ambiguous Mention.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/double_entendre Retrieved:2020-10-28.
- A double entendre(plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious, whereas the other often conveys a message that would be too socially awkward, sexually suggestive, or offensive to state directly.
A double entendre may exploit puns or word play 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 can be used as a pun. When three or more meanings have been constructed, this is known as a "triple entendre", etc.
- A double entendre(plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious, whereas the other often conveys a message that would be too socially awkward, sexually suggestive, or offensive to state directly.