innuendo
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- (archaic) inuendo
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“I give a nod”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
[edit] Noun
innuendo (plural innuendoes or innuendos or (rare) innuendis)
- A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation.
- She made a sly innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
[edit] Translations
A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
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