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Innuendo
/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation.
📖 Definitions of "Innuendo"
noun
- 1
A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation.
"She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed."
- 2
A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- 3
Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and whom 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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