double meaning

Each word, whether French or Quechuan, seemed to hold double meaning, so full-bodied was her vocal production.

The title of her memoir, “Over the Influence,” has a double meaning.

The phrase “set list” has a double meaning: it’s the lineup of songs, but for most artists the list is also fairly set; they may rotate a few songs in and out, but they generally stick to what they’ve rehearsed.

“Accordion Eulogies” brims with such phrases: efficient, poetic, often delivered with double meaning.

None of us should be attacking each other for our identities or religious upbringing—but I’m willing to bet that more than a handful of the college kids swept up in the current anti-war fervor had no idea that “from the river to the sea” evoked a sinister double meaning to some American Jews.