(
noun) - a double intent; double meaning; a spoken phrase which can be understood in either of
two ways.
(
Origin: briefly, "entendre" is from French, the root word "entente," meaning intent.)
~OFFICER: "Why did you try to do that to the girl in the bar, sir? Can'
t you see she's far too young for you?"
-DRUNK MAN: "
Well, she was old enough to be in a bar, wasn'
t she?"
~"She told the waitress she was in school, but she didn'
t elaborate."
-"University? Community
college?"
~"No, as it turns out."
-"Trade school, then? High school?"
~"Elementary, my dear pervert. Now get in the patrol car."
(Also: See ringhorne definition of diet, the example used there suits this.)
