Innuendo
Innuendo [ in-yoo-EN-doh ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. an allusion about a person or a thing esp. in a derogatory fashion 2. a parenthetical explanation or specification present in a legal document | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The innuendo made by the boss about his subordinate's mental faculties and state of mental health so enraged the subordinate that he immediately tendered his resignation. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
This case must be decided on evidence — not fear and innuendo. |
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