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innuendo

1. in.nu.en.do \.in-y*-'wen-(.)do-\ n or innuendos or innuendoes [L, by 
   hinting, fr. innuere to hint, fr. in- + nuere to nod -] plm more at NUMEN 
   1: an oblique allusion : HINT, INSINUATION; esp : a v eiled or equivocal 
   reflection on character or reputation 2: a parenthetical explanation 
   introduced into the text of a legal document 
2. innuendo vi : to make an innuendo to insinuate by an innuendo