innuendo

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
2. A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
3. A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
4. Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.

Verb

To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.

Konzepte

Anspielung

versteckte Andeutung

Innuendo

Andeutung

Andeutung zwischen den Zeilen

versteckte Anspielung

Stichelei

Synonyme

insinuation

hint

irony

allusion

sarcasm

satire

sign

signal

suggestion

beck A hint

mute sign

oblique hint

intimation

overtone

overtones

Übersetzungen

insinuation

insinuação

insinuación

insinuazione

indirecta

indireta

kinaye

ima

sous-entendu

imleme

toespeling

insinuació

υπονοούμενο

insinuatie

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“I give a nod”).