The word for today is…
double entendre (noun) -
1 linguistics : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqué
2 literature : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : The words double entendre and pun are both about double meanings. Double entendre, in fact, originated in an obsolete expression in French, which means “double meaning.” The origins of pun are less certain, but it likely traces to the Italian word puntiglio meaning “fine point, quibble.” In English, double entendre refers to a double meaning in which one meaning is usually shocking or risqué in its sexual suggestiveness. Pun usually has more to do with silly or humorous double meanings than with anything sexually suggestive or lewd.
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