Innuendo

Noun

 * 1) A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing, especially a sexual one.  An implication or insinuation.
 * She made a sly innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.

Adjectives for Innuendo
unspoken; malicious; biting; salacious.

Verbs for Innuendo
convey by—; employ—; indulge in—; insinuate by—; interpret—; utter—; —annoys; —hints; —implies; —intimates; —libels; — peeves (colloq.); —puzzles; —slanders; — suggests.

Thesaurus
accusal, accusation, accusing, allegation, allegement, allegory, allusion, animadversion, arcane meaning, arraignment, aspersion, assumption, bill of particulars, blame, bringing of charges, bringing to book, broad hint, causticity, charge, clue, coloration, complaint, connotation, count, cue, cynicism, delation, denouncement, denunciation, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer, glimmering, hint, impeachment, implication, implied meaning, import, imputation, index, indication, indictment, indirect, inference, information, inkling, insinuation, intimation, invective, ironic suggestion, irony, kick, lawsuit, laying of charges, look, meaning, metaphorical sense, nod, nuance, nudge, occult meaning, overtone, personal remark, personality, plaint, presumption, presupposition, prompt, prosecution, reference, reflection, reproach, sarcasm, satire, satiric wit, scent, sign, signal, slur, sly suggestion, spoor, subsense, subsidiary sense, suggestion, suit, supposition, suspicion, symbolism, symptom, taxing, telltale, tinge, touch, track, true bill, uncomplimentary remark, undercurrent, undermeaning, undertone, unspoken accusation, veiled accusation, whisper, whispering campaign, wink

Alternative forms

 * inuendo

Etymology
From the innuendo:, ablative singular form of innuendum:, gerund of innuo:.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: insinuatie
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 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: намёк
 * Serbo-Croatian: insinuacija, aluzija
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: Kinaye