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) ]