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Definition of innuendo noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

innuendo

noun

NAmE//ˌɪnyuˈɛndoʊ//

[countable, uncountable] (pl. innuendoes or innuendos) (disapproving)

an indirect remark about someone or something, usually suggesting something bad or offensive; the use of remarks like this innuendoes about her private life The song is full of sexual innuendo.

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