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double entendre

wording that is devised to be understood in two ways
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double entendre
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double entendre

Summary

double entendre ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,885 views/month, #632 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • double entendre is a type of word play[2].
  • double entendre's Commons category is recorded as Double entendres[3].

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Definition and Type

double entendre is a type of word play[2].

Why It Matters

double entendre ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,885 views/month, #632 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → word play
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    All the tropes article id → Double_Entendre
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8895]]: Double_Entendre"
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