See Also: double entendre(dictionary)
double-entendre(medicine)
double entendre(dictionary)
entendre(dictionary)
Double-Hearty, Double-Quick Veggie Chili(recipes)
Double-Stride Double-Poling - Skiing(gambling)
Double-Skate Double-Pole - Skiing(gambling)
Double-Double - Lotto(gambling)
Double up(money)
double-dip(dictionary)

maudit (iou) and double entendre (oh)


maudit (iou)



maudit noun & adjective. [modi] M20.
[French, lit. 'cursed', from maudire to curse. Cf. POeTE MAUDIT.]
A. noun. Pl. pronounced same. A person who is cursed; a despicable or deeply unpleasant person. M20.
b. adjective. Cursed; (of an artist etc.) insufficiently appreciated, forgotten. Usu. postpositive. L20.
Times Literary Supplement As fits an artist maudit, there is no exact record of his birth.

double entendre (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: 'double understanding' (1600-1700)]
a word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual