Top 10 puns, wordplay or double meanings in animated movies toy story 1996 sorry for not giving you an advance warning, but youre going to have to think about sids nightmarefuel hybrid toys now. In this movie, upper class broker dan aykroyd and homeless hustler eddie murphy are forced to trade places. What is the funniest double entendre name that youve ever heard. Its also and separately a punbased title, as nothing and noting were homonyms to shakespeare. Legs, the toy that is essentially a pair of legs attached to a crane with a hook on the end. There are many examples of double entendre found in literature and in life. Double entendre the art and popular culture encyclopedia. The greatest list of 100 completely random movie titles ever. Additionally, in shakespeares day, nothing was a doubleentendre for female genitalia, and a major part of the plot deals with heros virginity. The emergence of these movie titles titillated the general public and scandalized the moralists.
This double meaning title was made for the english version to replicate the double meaning of the japanese title, zennin shibo desu. It is a way of saying something that might be inappropriate or offensive without actually saying it. Dec 10, 2012 below is a list of movie titles that double as creative penis names. In an episode of spongebob, hes trying to teach patrick how to make a snowball. Double entendre is defined in the english lexicon as a word or expression capable of two. The phrase double entendre from the french, now obsolete, for double meaning is sometimes hyphenated and sometimes italicized. A double entendre is a phrase or figure of speech that could have two meanings or that could be understood in two different ways.
A young straight couple was in love but they were so poor they could only afford to get married at a gay church. Comment deleted by user 5 years ago more than 1 child. It may also convey a message that would be socially awkward, or even offensive, to state directly. Many young children experience growing pains, or soreness of leg or arm muscles with no specific cause, usually late in the day or at night. Below is a list of movie titles that double as creative penis names. The double entendre is a robust cultural fixture, having endured since at. A double entendre is a word or phrase which was meant to be taken in two different ways. The archives book titles with childish double entendres youre welcome comments showing 18 of 8 8 new post a comment date newest. Particularly significant in this respect were the carry on series of films and the bbc radio series round the horne.
In fact, even william shakespeare and chaucer used double entendres. One of the most wellknown innuendos is mae wests thoughtprovoking and groin stirring quote is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me. What is the funniest double entendre name that youve ever. Double entendre sexual innuendo 51 bare chested male 46 murder 42. With louis bernard, james tratas, simona caparrini, peter warnock. Funny for kids, because its a weird shape, and funny for adults, because we recognize it. Double entendre movie titles by gregmo roberts the. The double entendre s popularity in comedy stems from the fact that if you dont get it, you wont realize something dirty just happened. Examples of doublemeanings in movies, shows, cartoons. Most popular double entendre movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. List of sexual innuendos and double entendres in the dcau. A woman walked into a bar and ordered a double entendre.
Weve found 81 lyrics, 48 artists, and 50 albums matching double entendre. Often one meaning is literalwhat you discern on the surface, so to speak. Patrick cant wrap his head around it, making first a cube, then a pyramid, and then finally a double helix shape. Some of the best funny innuendos and double entendres i used to be snow white, but i drifted. A double entendre is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways.
Ill let you decide whether these films are monuments to masculinity, or if they merely provide an example of how mens minds. Jun 28, 2014 the 19 greatest double entendre songs. So they met with their gay pastor to set a date for their wedding. Imdb s advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. Sex on fire by kings of leon sounds like a song about having a passionate relationship or suffering from chlamydia or both. The double entendre french for double meaning is synonymous with puntastic rap.
So im looking at the tv listings for this afternoon, and at noon theres a movie on tcm called the last hard men. I dont think there is a movie that couldnt be a double entendre. It is there in several decades of carry on films, more than 100 years of. The greatest list of 100 completely random movie titles. Archetypically, one meaning is obvious, literal, and innocent. Most popular double entendre movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly.
Torre discusses in his column, viewfinder, double entendre titles of a number of philippine movies. A double entendre can also work in reverse, with an. It was also the groups first recorded usage of a double entendre in a song title. Double entendre definition and meaning collins english.
The australasian language technology association collected dozens of punny titles from newspapers and other media sources. Jane austen, northanger abbey you know, animals are very psychic. Pinkwhistle interferes, enid blyton the boy fancier 1912, frank townend barton the resistance of piles to penetration 1935, russell v allin. From a book called, fish who answer the telephone and other bizarre books a guide to bizarre books. A double entendre is a word or phrase that has two meanings, one of which is rude and. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. A double entendre is a subtle literary device that uses one statement to convey two very different meanings. Taken literally, a double entendre is usually an innocent statement that has no ironic or inappropriate overtones. Typically one of the interpretations is rather obvious whereas the other is more subtle.
Straight dope message board main cafe society double entendre movie titles. Movies are no stranger to the double entendre, so is it any surprise we can find so many of them in. Despite a favorable public reaction to the campaign, anecdotal reports note that the instructions included with the gotham gloves take 35 minutes to decipher and smell like deli sandwiches. A double entendre is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Typically one of the meanings is obvious, given the context, whereas the other may require more thought. The speaker of the double entendre knows very well his intention. Taken another way, the same statement often can mean something too indelicate to be said in polite company. This is an example of a double entendre, a phrase that can be taken two ways. The innuendo may convey a message that would be too socially awkward, sexually. Posting a link to the song is strictly voluntary not mandatory. Often, a double entendre is used for comedic relief. A lot of the bond titles in chinese end with wei ji, crisis or sha ji, intent to kill. Cyclops is the one who was unknowingly using a double entendre.
Top 10 puns, wordplay or double meanings in animated movies. Usually, the first meaning is straightforward, but can be interpreted in a second way, which the oxford dictionary calls indelicatemeaning it is usually at least slightly inappropriate or risque. Occasionally but not occasionally enough, a movie comes prepackaged with a title so double entendrey that the clunky precoital dialogue. Movie talk movie titles with double meanings im always fascinated by the more creativesubtle movie titles that may have double meanings. The basic double entendre uses a word in one sense and then switches its meaning for comic effect. The more subtle of the interpretations is typically sexually suggestive. What are some movie titles that are double entendreshave double. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Movie titles with double meaning in the october 7, 1997 issue of the philippine daily inquirer, nestor u.
And of course, the title of the film itself is the biggest double entendre of them all, since dewey is often a. He was saying who blinded him, but he was also saying that no one did. The beaver is not alone in its double entrenreness. A double entendre can also work in reverse, with an apparently. Jump blues shouter wynonie harris recorded a number of double entendres, but i think this is the most joyfully shocking in the specificity of its. Im putting a band together where each person would have a double entendre stage name like hugh jazz etc. Jul 09, 20 songs with titles that are double entendres. Comment deleted by user 10 years ago more than 3 children. Meanwhile, much of the action centers around a brokerage firm and a commodities exchange, which are both places concerned with trading. And then there are the creative titlesones that use metaphor, innuendo, puns and even movie titles to describe such. So the kids on growing pains likely experienced growing pains, as well as the emotional pains associated with growing up.
Double entendre definition of double entendre by merriam. Most popular double entendre movies and tv shows imdb. The title of sir thomas mores 1516 fictional work utopia is a double entendre because of the pun between two. Mask of the phantasm, andrea beaumont spends the night at wayne manor after rescuing bruce from the gpd, and the. But then again, a lot of action movie titles in chinese seem to have that, as well as something with. Please please me wasnt only notable for being the fab fours first american single, however. What are some movie titles that are double entendres. The man behind the annual top 10 of everything casts his eye on the hilarious history of double entendres such was catherine morland at ten. Double entendre is used in literature, everyday life, films, magazines, and newspapers to criticize and provide entertainment, and sometimes to make people laugh. For trademark purposes, a double entendre is an expression that has a double connotation or significance as applied to the goods or services.
The boy band du jour in the movie has the hit song backdoor lover, which is a rare case of triple entendre they literally come in through the backdoor, they come in through the figurtive backdoor if you know what i mean, and that the song never actually specifies that their lover is female. Miss west came out with a few more funny innuendos and double entendres too and you can read some of them in the list below which also has gems from among others barack obama and austin powers. Start with a list of concept words, that is, words that are relevant to. Top 10 puns, wordplay or double meanings in animated. Double entendre sexual innuendo 51 bare chested male 46 murder 42 explosion 41 deception 40. A husband and wife in a troubled relationship are tormented by a devilish couple who proves to be their own double, an. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. A double entendre is meant to make the audience laugh or think twice. What are some movie titles that are double entendreshave double meaning.
One points to a girl and says, that girl asked me for a double entendre, so i gave it to her. Movie and tv show titles with double meanings you may have. The double entendres popularity in comedy stems from the fact that if you dont get it, you wont realize something dirty just happened. Patrick cant wrap his head around it, making first a cube, then a pyramid, and then finally a doublehelix shape. The municipal government has been promoting the free condoms through a media campaign featuring all manner of puns and double entendres. What are some movie titles that are double entendreshave. Movies have coincidentally or overtly had suggestive titles for years.
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