Innuendo



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Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -dos or -does)

• Etymology: Latin, by nodding, from innuere to nod to, make a sign to, from in- + nuere to nod; akin to Latin nutare to nod — more at numen
• Date: 1678
• 1.
  • a. an oblique allusion ; hint, insinuation; especially a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation
  • b. the use of such allusions <resorting to innuendo>
• 2. a parenthetical explanation introduced into the text of a legal document

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