ダブルミーニング

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Meanings

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noun

double meaning

A word, phrase, or expression that can be understood in two different ways, often used intentionally for wordplay or ambiguity.

ダブル・ミーニング
- ダブルミーニング
  Spelling with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or emphasis.
- ダブル・ミーニング

掛かけ詞ことば
A traditional Japanese rhetorical device using a pivot word with two meanings, often found in classical poetry. ダブルミーニング is a broader, modern loanword for any double meaning.
二に重じゅうの意い味み
A more literal Japanese phrase meaning 'double meaning', but ダブルミーニング is the common loanword used in everyday speech.

Loanword from English 'double meaning'.