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- Dictionaryinnuendo/ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ/
noun
- 1. an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one: "she's always making sly innuendoes"
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Innuendo is a remark that suggests something but does not refer to it directly, or this type of remark in general. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and translations of innuendo from Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
INNUENDO meaning: 1. (the making of) a remark or remarks...
- Znaczenie Innuendo, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
INNUENDO definicja: 1. (the making of) a remark or remarks...
- Innuendo: Portuguese Translation
innuendo translate: insinuações. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Innuendo in Turkish
INNUENDO translate: (cinsellik, hoş olmayan şey vs.) ima,...
- Innuendo in Polish
innuendo translate: aluzja, aluzje , sugestywność. Learn...
- Innuendo in Russian
INNUENDO translate: косвенный намек, недомолвка . Learn more...
- Traditional
INNUENDO translate: 影射（的話）;暗諷（的話）. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
INNUENDO translate: 影射（的话）;暗讽（的话）. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word innuendo, which means a hint or insinuation, especially a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation. Find out how innuendo is used in legal documents and humor.
Innuendo is an indirect or subtle observation that is often critical, disparaging, or salacious. Learn about the different types of innuendo and see how they are used in literature by authors such as Dickens, Eliot, and Shakespeare.
An innuendo is a hint, insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a denigrating or derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation ), that works obliquely by allusion.
an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. Synonyms: imputation, insinuation. Law. a parenthetic explanation or specification in a pleading. (in an action for slander or libel) the explanation and elucidation of the words alleged to be defamatory. the word or expression thus explained.
When you refer to something indirectly, you point at it without mentioning it, making an innuendo. If your friend who recently stopped speaking to you glares at you across a room as she says to someone else, "I would never lie to someone I called a friend," she's making an innuendo.
Definition of innuendo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
