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Russian
Etymology
Deverbal from намека́ть (namekátʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
намёк • (namjók) m inan (genitive намёка, nominative plural намёки, genitive plural намёков)
- hint, suggestion
1887, Антон Чехов , Письмо; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Letter, 1919:Не име́я си́лы быть открове́нным, благочи́нный ходи́л из угла́ в у́гол, молча́л и́ли же говори́л намёками.- Ne iméja síly bytʹ otkrovénnym, blagočínnyj xodíl iz uglá v úgol, molčál íli že govoríl namjókami.
- Not having the moral force to be open, his Reverence walked up and down the room and said nothing or spoke in hints.
- allusion, implication
- tip (piece of private information)
- inkling
- insinuation
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