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innuendo

noun

ˌin-yə-ˈwen-(ˌ)dō

Definition of innuendo

as in insinuation

a slyly or subtly derogatory remark repeatedly made innuendos regarding his opponent's business dealings but feigned innocence when called upon to substantiate them

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Recent Examples of innuendo Nothing is ever explicit, but the innuendo is there from the beginning. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Just attack and make all kinds of innuendo and attacks with no substance. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 Yes, a few zingers hit their target, and some sly innuendoes tap into He-Man’s gay following. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 The film unhurriedly lurches from one markedly similar fight scene to the next, with only Skeletor’s occasional injections of ripe innuendo to liven them up a bit. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for innuendo

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Gibney leaves the insinuation hanging — was this a troll or a confession?

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of insinuation

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Zidar and Zwick have some suggestions for how to change this.

— John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Many suggestions have circulated about who could be the next 007 agent in the James Bond film franchise, and Pierce Brosnan has a new take on where the studio could go.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

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