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innuendo

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndoʊ/

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What does innuendo mean?

noun

  1. A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
  2. A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
  3. A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.

verb

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndoʊ/

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I have been woo'd boldly, timidly, tearfully, shyly— by direct assault, by suggestion, by implication, by inference, and by innuendo.
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
“I suppose Mary Garth admires Mr. Lydgate,” said Rosamond, not without a touch of innuendo.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
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Strange it may seem, but something within me rose in arms against the innuendo.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173
"He is very fine--but" is the formula, and either through innuendo, insinuation or direct attack, the "subordinate" statement becomes the most sincere and significant.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
Bearing its own name, I say, and dwell upon the innuendo.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516