Double entendre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meanin...
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Double entendres can inadvertently change the meaning of what you are trying to write. Think about these examples to help you learn to make your own writing clearer and much more easily understood. ... Another word for a double entendre is an amphiboly. In the book With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies,
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lit. from the French meaning 'double meaning.' a phrase or saying that has another connotation apart from the literal, almost always sexual in nature. A staple of the British 'carry on' series of films of thr 1960s and 70s, and the most exc...
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July 25, 1986 ... I heard a cute tale about how Groucho Marx supposedly got the hook while hosting a live broadcast of his famous TV quiz show, You Bet Your Life. As this micro-legend has it, Groucho was small-talking with a female contestant when the following exchange took place: ... Female Contestant: Yes, Groucho,
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NYT Magazine: How Can A Marriage Be Equal When One Of You Is President? #thefirstmarriage #barackandmichelleo ... Butterfaces And "Size Zero Girls:" The Morality Of Female Attractiveness #butterbattle #attractiveness ... White (Wo)Man's Burden: Madonna, Malawi, & Celebrity Activism #mothersuperior #madonna...
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Klein On Clinton: She's Alright, She's Okay #stateoftheunion #maghag ... Three Feminists On Dirty Words, Pop Culture, And The Language Of Choice #feminisms #feminism ... ANTM: The Importance Of Barbie Toe #youwannabeontop #americasnexttopmod...
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San Francisco commuters were relieved recently when a commuter rail strike was averted. But for some time, stories about the negotiations said that rail workers had vowed “to strike at midnight Sunday.” ... To some readers, that meant that ... “Midnight Sunday” could mean between Saturday night and Sunday morning,
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The unintended double entendre was uttered by the morning show host during the 7 a.m. weather segment. Vieira and Roker were in the Super Bowl XLIII host city to promote NBC's televised coverage of the February 1 game to "Today" viewers.
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