wink-wink

== English == === Etymology === As with nudge nudge wink wink, a reference to alluding in a nonverbal way via gestures. === Verb === wink-wink (third-person singular simple present wink-winks, present participle wink-winking, simple past and past participle wink-winked) (intransitive, colloquial) To turn a blind eye to something; to make an indirect reference to something unspoken, especially something indecent. === Noun === wink-wink (plural wink-winks) (colloquial) The act of turning a blind eye to something.