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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Latin]], by nodding, from ''innuere'' to nod to, make a [[sign]] to, from ''in''- + ''nuere'' to nod; akin to Latin ''nutare'' to nod | | [[Latin]], by nodding, from ''innuere'' to nod to, make a [[sign]] to, from ''in''- + ''nuere'' to nod; akin to Latin ''nutare'' to nod |
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| ==Defiinitions== | | ==Defiinitions== |
| *1a : an oblique allusion : hint, insinuation; especially : a veiled or equivocal [[reflection]] on [[character]] or reputation | | *1a : an oblique allusion : hint, insinuation; especially : a veiled or equivocal [[reflection]] on [[character]] or reputation |
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| *2: a parenthetical [[explanation]] introduced into the [[text]] of a [[legal]] document | | *2: a parenthetical [[explanation]] introduced into the [[text]] of a [[legal]] document |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | An '''innuendo''' is an insinuation or intimation about a [[person]] or [[thing]], especially of a disparaging or a derogatory [[nature]]. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allusion allusion]. In the latter sense, the [[intention]] is often to insult or [[accuse]] someone in such a way that one's words, taken [[literally]], are [[innocent]]. | + | An '''innuendo''' is an insinuation or intimation about a [[person]] or [[thing]], especially of a disparaging or a derogatory [[nature]]. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allusion allusion]. In the latter sense, the [[intention]] is often to insult or [[accuse]] someone in such a way that one's words, taken [[literally]], are [[innocent]]. |
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| According to the ''Advanced Oxford Learner's Dictionary'', an innuendo is "an indirect remark about somebody or something, usually suggesting something bad, mean or rude; the use of remarks like this: innuendoes about her [[private]] life or The [[song]] is full of sexual innuendo." The word is often used to express disapproval. | | According to the ''Advanced Oxford Learner's Dictionary'', an innuendo is "an indirect remark about somebody or something, usually suggesting something bad, mean or rude; the use of remarks like this: innuendoes about her [[private]] life or The [[song]] is full of sexual innuendo." The word is often used to express disapproval. |
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− | The term ''sexual innuendo'' has acquired a specific [[meaning]], namely that of a "risque" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre double entendre] by playing on a possibly sexual [[interpretation]] of an otherwise [[innocent]] uttering. For example: "We need to go deeper" can be seen as both a request for further [[inquiry]] on any given issue or a request to go deeper into an orifice. Alternatively the simple changing of the pronunciation of a [[word]] can be used to make it sound vulgar e.g. innuendo to "in-your-endo". | + | The term ''sexual innuendo'' has acquired a specific [[meaning]], namely that of a "risque" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre double entendre] by playing on a possibly sexual [[interpretation]] of an otherwise [[innocent]] uttering. For example: "We need to go deeper" can be seen as both a request for further [[inquiry]] on any given issue or a request to go deeper into an orifice. Alternatively the simple changing of the pronunciation of a [[word]] can be used to make it sound vulgar e.g. innuendo to "in-your-endo". |
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− | In the [[context]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation defamation law], an innuendo is the [[meaning]] borne by the form of words complained of. | + | In the [[context]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation defamation law], an innuendo is the [[meaning]] borne by the form of words complained of. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |