innuendo

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

innuendoesinnuendosinnuendisinuendo

1.
(countable, uncountable)A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
She made a devious innuendo about her opponent, who was embarrassed.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.

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verb

V_es/s

innuendos

V_ing/Gerund

innuendoing

V_ed/pp

innuendoedinuendo

1.
(transitive)(transitive, law) To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.

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insinuendoinnuendous

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From the la innuendō by nodding, ablative singular form of innuendum (a nodding), gerund of innuō (to give a nod).