Meaning of triple entendre | Babel Free

Definitions

A phrase that has three meanings, especially where some meanings are innocent and literal, the other(s) risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

humorous

Examples

“In a triple entendre of the highest order⟳, Linnell summarizes the song.”

“Actually, that a triple entendre! And speaking of triple entendres ...”

“A triple-entendre, if you will; 'purloined', as in out in the open⟳ and a way to change⟳ the subject title without losing the thread. The third part of the entendre was that anything is new if perspective can be shifted.”

“Pretty much agree⟳ with you and Pete on this one... that and the fact that every few months, a few of my friends and I get⟳ into a discussion of whether or not one of the verses from 'Grindin' constitutes a proper triple entendre... "Them days I wasn't able/Abel, there was always cane/'caine/Kane" ...good stuff to anger and annoy any literary types you know⟳...”

“'Tout de suite' is a french phrase meaning in a hurry⟳ and pronounced the same as the english 'toot sweet'. Hence it bilingual triple entendre.”

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