nudge nudge wink wink
Hint hint, understand?
A phrase signaling that something said carries a hidden, usually sexual or inappropriate meaning—the verbal equivalent of elbowing someone knowingly.
Popularized by Monty Python, it calls attention to double entendres or suggests complicity: She said they were "just studying together"—nudge nudge wink wink.
Often shortened to just nudge nudge or wink wink.
- British humorDeadpan, ironic comedic tradition
- Monty PythonBritish surreal comedy troupe
- flying circusTouring aerial performance act
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- double entendrePhrase with hidden lewdness
hint · coded · euphemism · clue · suggestive · tongue in cheek · conspiratorial · inside joke · nonverbal cues · raised eyebrow · say no more · wink wink · connotation · subtext · between the lines · Eric Idle · signaling · insinuation
nudge nudge wink winkstraight talk
Honest, direct communication
direct speech · bluntness · candor · spelling it out · calling a spade a spade
nudge nudge wink winkdead serious
Absolutely not joking
earnest · sincere · straight-faced · no-nonsense · in all seriousness
nudge nudge wink winkinnocent
Free from moral wrong
wholesome · above board · squeaky clean · G-rated · family-friendly