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   double entendre

   /ˌduːbl ɒnˈtɒndrə/

   noun

   • 1. a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent: "he was unable to get through two consecutive sentences without a smutty double entendre"
   • ▪ humour that uses double entendres.

   Word Origin late 17th century: from obsolete French (now double entente), ‘double understanding’.

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