innuendo

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/
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noun
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a hint or suggestion about someone or something, often negative and made in an indirect way

He made an innuendo about her personal life that made everyone uncomfortable.

translation

n. a hint or suggestion about someone or something, often negative and made in an indirect way

Word Forms

Plural innuendos