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  • 21Innuendo — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor prin …

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  • 22innuendo — n. 1) to cast, make an innuendo 2) an innuendo about 3) an innuendo that + clause (she made an innuendo that he had a prison record) * * * [ˌɪnjʊ endəʊ] make aninnuendo an innuendo about to cast an innuendo that + clause (she made an innuendo… …

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  • 23Innuendo (disambiguation) — An innuendo is a figure of speech which indicates an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.Innuendo might also be: * Innuendo (album), a 1991 music album made by Queen * Innuendo (song), a song also by… …

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  • 24innuendo — UK [ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ] / US [ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms innuendo : singular innuendo plural innuendoes or innuendos 1) the use of statements with a second possible meaning, usually referring to sex and intended as a joke, or… …

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  • 25innuendo — [[t]ɪ̱njue̱ndoʊ[/t]] innuendoes, innuendos (plural) N VAR Innuendo is indirect reference to something rude or unpleasant. The report was based on rumours, speculation, and innuendo. ...magazines which are full of sexual innuendo. Syn: insinuation …

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  • 26Innuendo — In|nu|ẹn|do, das; s, s [engl. innuendo < lat. innuendo = durch Zuwinken, Andeuten, Ablativ des Gerundiums von: innuere = zuwinken] (bildungsspr.): versteckte Andeutung, Anspielung: Keine Publikation hat es in der Technik der Suggestion, ...… …

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  • 27Innuendo — In|nu|en|do das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. innuendo, dies aus lat. innuendo »durch Zuwinken, Andeuten«, Ablativ des Gerundiums von innuere »zuwinken«> versteckte Andeutung, Anspielung …

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  • 28innuendo — in|nu|en|do [ ,ınju endou ] (plural innuendoes or innuendos) noun count or uncount 1. ) the use of statements with a second possible meaning, usually referring to sex and intended as a joke, or one of these statements: a comic act full of sexual… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29innuendo — [17] An innuendo was originally a hint given with a ‘nod’ or a wink. The word is a derivative of Latin innuere ‘signal to by means of a nod’, a compound verb formed from in ‘towards’ and nuere ‘nod’. The ablative case of its gerund, innuendō ‘by… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30innuendo — [ˌɪnjʊ ɛndəʊ] noun (plural innuendoes or innuendos) an allusive or oblique remark, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. Word History The word innuendo dates from the 16th century. It is a Latin word meaning literally by nodding at, by… …

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