[ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
(e.g: she's always making sly innuendoes)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as an adverb in the sense ‘that is to say, to wit’, used in legal documents to introduce an explanation): Latin, ‘by nodding at, by pointing to’, ablative gerund of innuere, from in- ‘towards’ + nuere ‘to nod’. The noun dates from the late 17th century