wink-wink
adjective
uk/ˌwɪŋkˈwɪŋk/us/ˌwɪŋkˈwɪŋk/involvingjokesorstatementsthat have more than onemeaning, one of which is usuallysexual:
黄色笑话的，荤段子的People eitherloveorhatethistypeof wink-winkhumour.人们要么喜欢要么讨厌这种黄色笑话。
Mostsitcomsare aboutsexbut in a nudge-nudge wink-winkkindof way.大多数情景喜剧都是关于性的，只不过是以一种讲荤段子方式。
- Theresultis a two-hourlampoonfullof wink-winkinnuendo.
- It's anobviouswink-winkreferenceto one of 007's mostbelovedcinematicadventures.
- This isn't one of thosekids'movieswith wink-winksarcasmtokeepthecaregiversengaged.
wink-wink
exclamation
uk/ˌwɪŋkˈwɪŋk/us/ˌwɪŋkˈwɪŋk/said to show someone that what you are saying is ajokeor asecret:
哈哈，嘻嘻（提示别人你在说笑话或者刚讲了一个秘密）Ithappensmore often than youthink, wink-wink, if youknowwhat Imean.这种情况比你想象的要频繁，嘻嘻，如果你明白我意思的话。
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- leakage
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload