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Definitions of insinuation in various dictionaries:
noun - an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
noun - the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
The act, process, or practice of insinuating.
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Apr 19 2015 New York Times |
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an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad. |
The act, process, or practice of insinuating. |
Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion. |
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication |
the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments |
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An innuendo is a hint, insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a denigrating or a derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by 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", such as: "innuendos about her private life" or "The song is full of sexual innuendo".The term sexual innuendo has acquired a specific meaning, namely that of a "risqué" 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 either a request for further inquiry, or a request to go deeper into an intimate part. * In the context of defamation law, an innuendo |