Hi.

So I looked up the definition of "pun" first: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pun, and I quote:

"the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound"

Then I looked up "double entendre": http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20entendre:

"1 : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation 2 : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqué "

As you can see, these two are somewhat similar, especially if you take the 2nd meaning for double entendre, in which case it's almost identical to pun...this is quite confusing.

My question is, how exactly are these two different? Can someone give me like a real life example please? Actually I kind of have one right here: http://www.totse.com/community/showthread.php?t=2185987, post #1, where the author said "what a shitty experience". Is that a pun or a double entendre?

What are your thoughts, experiences etc with these two things?

Thanks for participating.

I was taught that double entendres usually have a sexual or 'edgy' connotation.

A pun:

A: Which pokemon did Hitler hate the most?
B: Pikajew


A double-entendre:

A: This hamburger is so big
B: Yeah, I can't fit it in my mouth
(optional) C: That's what she said!


Also, why does everyone hate you so much?

Edit: The OP in the link you posted made a pun