innuendo
11innuendo — [in΄yo͞o en′dō] n. pl. innuendoes or innuendos [L, by nodding to, abl. of ger. of innuere, to nod to, hint < in , in + nuere, to nod < IE base * neu , to jerk, beckon, nod > Sans návatē, (he) turns, L numen, a nod] 1. Law explanatory… …
12Innuendo — An innuendo (also called insinuation) is a remark or question, typically disparaging, that works obliquely by allusion. The intention is often to insult or accuse someone in such a way that one s words, taken literally, are innocent. Innuendo can …
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14innuendo — n. 1) to cast, make an innuendo 2) an innuendo about 3) an innuendo that + clause (she made an innuendo that he had a prison record) * * * [ˌɪnjʊ endəʊ] make aninnuendo an innuendo about to cast an innuendo that + clause (she made an innuendo… …
15innuendo — UK [ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ] / US [ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms innuendo : singular innuendo plural innuendoes or innuendos 1) the use of statements with a second possible meaning, usually referring to sex and intended as a joke, or… …
16innuendo — [[t]ɪ̱njue̱ndoʊ[/t]] innuendoes, innuendos (plural) N VAR Innuendo is indirect reference to something rude or unpleasant. The report was based on rumours, speculation, and innuendo. ...magazines which are full of sexual innuendo. Syn: insinuation …
17Innuendo — In|nu|ẹn|do, das; s, s [engl. innuendo < lat. innuendo = durch Zuwinken, Andeuten, Ablativ des Gerundiums von: innuere = zuwinken] (bildungsspr.): versteckte Andeutung, Anspielung: Keine Publikation hat es in der Technik der Suggestion, ...… …
18Innuendo — In|nu|en|do das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. innuendo, dies aus lat. innuendo »durch Zuwinken, Andeuten«, Ablativ des Gerundiums von innuere »zuwinken«> versteckte Andeutung, Anspielung …
19innuendo — in|nu|en|do [ ,ınju endou ] (plural innuendoes or innuendos) noun count or uncount 1. ) the use of statements with a second possible meaning, usually referring to sex and intended as a joke, or one of these statements: a comic act full of sexual… …
20innuendo — [17] An innuendo was originally a hint given with a ‘nod’ or a wink. The word is a derivative of Latin innuere ‘signal to by means of a nod’, a compound verb formed from in ‘towards’ and nuere ‘nod’. The ablative case of its gerund, innuendō ‘by… …
