sexual innuendo
Veiled dirty meaning
Sexual innuendo is suggestive language that hints at sex without stating it explicitly.
The suggestion works through double meanings, wordplay, or context that makes innocent words sound dirty: That's what she said turns any statement into innuendo.
Innuendo allows speakers to be provocative while maintaining deniability—the listener's mind does the work.
- double entendrePhrase with hidden lewdness
- nudge nudgeVerbal innuendo marker
- winkBrief one-eyed closure
- raised eyebrowFacial expression of skepticism
- knowing lookExpression conveying shared understanding
subtext · suggestive language · ambiguity · euphemism · tease · lick · bawdy humor · wordplay · insinuation · tongue-in-cheek · bite · subtlety · ribaldry · taboo · lewdness · pun · interpretation · grin
- innuendodouble entendre, double meaning, implied meaning, hidden meaning, veiled meaning
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Indecent word or act
locker room talk · vulgarity · talking dirty · dirty talk · profanity
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Unembellished verbal expression
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