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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  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1678]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1678]

==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

*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]].

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.

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".

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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