innuendo
English
Alternative forms
- (archaic) inuendo
Etymology
From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“I give a nod”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ
Noun
innuendo (plural innuendoes or innuendos or innuendis)
- A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation.
- She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
- (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- (law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
Derived terms
Translations
A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
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Verb
innuendō
- dative gerund of innuō
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