innuendo

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Though Midler credited Crawford for the innuendo, the line has been linked to the 'Rose' actress ever since.

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  1. noun An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.
  2. noun Law A plaintiff's interpretation in a libel suit of allegedly libelous or slanderous material.
  3. noun Law A parenthetic explanation of a word or charge in a legal document.

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  • Though Midler credited Crawford for the innuendo, the line has been linked to the 'Rose' actress ever since. —  Lead Stories from AOL
  • Leave it to a liberal to reduce this discussion to nonsense, innuendo, and pointless name-calling. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Heresy, innuendo, and last minute high anxiety can dramatically affect draft selections and alter fates in the NFL. —  MVN
  • Toque to keep speculation, innuendo, and snipe from getting in their hair? —  Newspaper Tree
  • Rumor, innuendo, and the TreoCentral forums inside! —  TreoCentral
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insinuations ·  taunt ·  calumny ·  gibe ·  insinuation ·  banter ·  jeer ·  sneer ·  jibe ·  ridicule ·  allusion ·  misrepresentations

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innuendo:   innuendoes
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  1. From Latin innuendō, by hinting, ablative of innuendum, gerund of innuere, to nod to : in-, to, toward; see in-2 + -nuere, to nod.

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  1. Latin, ablative ger. of innuere, give a nod or sign, intimate, hint: see innuent.
 

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