INNUENDO


Meaning of INNUENDO in English

n. & v.

n. (pl. -oes or -os) 1 an allusive or oblique remark or hint, usu. disparaging. 2 a remark with a double meaning, usu. suggestive.

v.intr. (-oes, -oed) make innuendoes.

[ L, = by nodding at, by pointing to: ablat. gerund of innuere nod at (as IN-(2), nuere nod) ]

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