innuendonoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌɪn.juˈen.dəʊ/us/ˌɪn.juˈen.doʊ/plural innuendos or innuendoes(the making of) a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly:
There's always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remarks & remarking
- annotate
- aside
- backbite
- backbiting
- bon mot
- comment
- compliment
- externalize
- last word
- line
- mot juste
- observation
- one
- parenthesis
- parting shot
- platitude
- remark on sth
- riposte
- shaft
- the one about idiom
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