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