Dictionary meaning and origin sourced from Mac computer Dictionary.

My opinions are my own.

I do not own Inuyasha.

innuendo |ˌinyoōˈendō|

noun ( pl. -does or -dos)

an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one : she's always making sly innuendoes | a constant torrent of innuendo, gossip, lies, and half-truths.

ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (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- 'toward' + nuere 'to nod.' The noun dates from the late 17th cent.

Pronunciation

Inu-end-o

(see its the law of the universe that Inuyasha is the Uke!)