Vocabulary Word
Word: innuendo
Definition: indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo
Definition: indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo
Sentences Containing 'innuendo'
When I formerly hinted to you something of this in a letter, you were pleased to answer that you were afraid of giving offence; that people in power were very watchful over the press, and apt not only to interpret, but to punish every thing which looked like an _innuendo_ (as I think you call it).
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