innuendo

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

insinuation

hint

irony

allusion

sarcasm

satire

sign

signal

suggestion

beck A hint

mute sign

oblique hint

intimation

overtone

overtones

Translations

insinuation

Anspielung

insinuação

indirecta

insinuazione

insinuación

indireta

kinaye

υπονοούμενο

insinuatie

sous-entendu

Innuendo

versteckte Andeutung

insinuació

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/

Etymology

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