innuendo

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• /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
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• rhymes with -ɛndəʊ
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From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”).

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Akan: akutia — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Akan: kasatwie — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Arabic: تَلْمِيح (talmīḥ) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Armenian: ակնարկ (aknark) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Bulgarian: инсинуация (insinuacija) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Catalan: insinuació — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Catalan: indirecta — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Chinese Mandarin: 影射 (yǐng shè) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Czech: narážka — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Danish: hentydning — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Danish: insinuation — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Danish: antydning — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Dutch: insinuatie — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Finnish: vihjaus — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• French: insinuation — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• French: sous-entendu — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• German: Anspielung — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• German: Innuendo — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Greek: υπονοούμενο (yponooúmeno) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Greek: υπαινιγμός (ypainigmós) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Hebrew: רמיזה (remiza) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Hungarian: célzás — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Hungarian: utalás — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Italian: insinuazione — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Italian: allusione — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Japanese: 当て付けがましい (atetsukegamashii) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Norwegian: insinuasjon — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Norwegian Bokmål: hentydning — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Norwegian Bokmål: antydning — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Polish: insynuacja — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Portuguese: insinuação — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Portuguese: indireta — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Russian: намёк (namjók) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Serbo-Croatian: insinuacija — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Serbo-Croatian: aluzija — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Slovak: narážka — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Slovak: poznámka — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Spanish: indirecta — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Spanish: innuendo — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Spanish: inuendo — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Swedish: anspelning — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Swedish: allusion — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Swedish: insinuation — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Telugu: అన్యాపదేశము (anyāpadēśamu) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Turkish: kinaye — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Turkish: gönderme — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation
• Ottoman Turkish: كنایه (kinâye) — a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, an implication or insinuation