innuendo

== English == === Alternative forms === (archaic) inuendo === Etymology === From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ === Noun === innuendo (countable and uncountable, plural innuendoes or innuendos or innuendis) A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing. A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly. (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument. (law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === innuendo (third-person singular simple present innuendos, present participle innuendoing, simple past and past participle innuendoed) (transitive, law) To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied. === Further reading === Innuendo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Innuendo in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === dunnione == Latin == === Verb === innuendō dative gerund of innuō