Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single entendre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle en-ten-dre
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phrase that has a single, often bawdy, meaning and is lacking in subtlety or cleverness.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"She unintentionally wrote single entendre: a lyric about a dinner menu."
"Larry: Man, Oz, I would love to get me some of that Buffy and Willow action, if you know what I mean. Oz: Good job, Larry. You've really mastered the single entendre."
"In truth Mae West didn't utter many double entendres; her specialty was the single entendre, the blunt come-on and right-between-the-eyes proposition."
"I told him once he's so shallow that the best he can manage is a single entendre. The funny thing is, he liked it."
""[…]She is the best kisser I've ever had in my life and I've had plenty, if ya know what I mean...." Scooby had definitely mastered the single entendre."

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism. Based on double entendre.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

single entendres (plural)

Phrases

double entendre triple entendre

Frequently Paired Words

double entendre triple entendre monosemous

Questions

What does single entendre mean?: A phrase that has a single, often bawdy, meaning and is lacking in subtlety or cleverness.
Where does single entendre come from?: Pseudo-Gallicism. Based on double entendre.

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