innuendo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

Etymology

From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

insinuation

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