innuendo[noun]Synonyms: insinuation, aspersion, hint, implication, imputation, intimation, overtone, suggestion, whisper
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧nu‧en‧do /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ $ -doʊ/
noun (
plural innuendoes or innuendos)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'by speaking indirectly', from innuere 'to say indirectly', from nuere 'to nod']
a remark that suggests something sexual or unpleasant without saying it directly, or these remarks in general ⇒
double entendre:
His writing is full of sexual innuendoes. a campaign based on rumour, innuendo, and gossip [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲