innuendo

noun

/ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural innuendoes, innuendos)

(disapproving)

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an indirect remark about somebody/something, usually suggesting something bad or rude; the use of remarks like this
- innuendoes about her private life
- The song is full of sexual innuendo.
Topics Languagec2
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘that is to say, to wit’, used in legal documents to introduce an explanation): Latin, ‘by nodding at, by pointing to’, ablative gerund of innuere, from in- ‘towards’ + nuere ‘to nod’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.

单词	innuendo
释义	innuendo noun /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/ /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/ [countable, uncountable] (plural innuendoes, innuendos) (disapproving) jump to other results an indirect remark about somebody/something, usually suggesting something bad or rude; the use of remarks like this innuendoes about her private life The song is full of sexual innuendo. Topics Languagec2 Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘that is to say, to wit’, used in legal documents to introduce an explanation): Latin, ‘by nodding at, by pointing to’, ablative gerund of innuere, from in- ‘towards’ + nuere ‘to nod’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.
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