innuendo
A derogatory hint or reference to, or insinuation about, a person or thingA derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
» I've had enough of your salacious innuendo.
Мне надоели твои грязные намёки.
Мне надоели твои грязные инсинуации.
Мне надоели твои непристойные намёки.
Мне надоели ваши грязные намёки.
Мне надоели ваши грязные инсинуации.
Мне надоели ваши непристойные намёки.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
She made a devious innuendo about her opponent, who was embarrassed.
Anspielung, Innuendo
намёкnamjók
(countable, uncountable)A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
(countable, uncountable)A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
(countable, uncountable)Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
Examples
4 sentencesI've had enough of your salacious innuendo.
ruМне надоели твои грязные намёки.
The man's innuendos had left Mary feeling rather uncomfortable.
It's not easy to work under the shadow of innuendo.
And then she let slip a not-so-subtle innuendo about my drinking habits.
Translations
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Origin
From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”),From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”).
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Forms
plural: innuendoes / innuendos / innuendisSynonyms
1 synonyms- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication:insinuation
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable