nudge nudge wink wink
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Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
A great deal of the nudge - nudge wink - wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.
And, as if that nudge - nudge, wink - wink had not been enough, her foster brother had provided a photograph to illustrate the article which had seemed to prove his claims.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “nudge nudge wink wink” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “nudge nudge wink wink” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.