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double dribble
double Dutch
double-duty
double-dyed
double eagle
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double-edged sword
double effect
double entendre
double entry
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double entendre

dou·ble en·ten·dre [ dùbb'l aan tndrə, db'l aaN tNdrə ] (plural dou·ble en·ten·dres [ dùbb'l aan tndrə, d bb'l aaN tNdrə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sexually ambiguous remark: a remark that is ambiguous and sexually suggestive

2. ambiguity with sexually suggestive meaning: ambiguity in which one meaning is sexually suggestive

[Late 17th century. < obsolete French, "double understanding"]
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