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innuendos

innuendos is the plural of innuendo.

innuendos is the third-person singular simple present indicative of innuendo.

Meaning of innuendo

Noun

innuendo (countable and uncountable, plural innuendoes or innuendos or innuendis)

  1. 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.
  2. A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
    • We were both quite good friends and apart from the playful innuendos about having an affair together we never really did anything.1995, Bunmi Sofola, Yours Sincerely: Selected Writings of Bunmi Sofola
  3. A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
  4. Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.

See all 5 meanings of innuendo

Forms of innuendos

alternative forminnuendoes

Questions about innuendos

What is innuendos the plural of?
Innuendos is the plural of innuendo.

Words near innuendos in the dictionary

  1. innuendis
  2. innuendo
  3. innuendoed
  4. innuendoes
  5. innuendoing
  6. innuendos
  7. innuendous
  8. innuendously
  9. innuent
  10. Innuit
  11. Innuitian

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