wink at

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wink at

verb winks at · winking at · winked at

idiomatic To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).

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@misc{wink_at_2026,
  title = {wink at},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wink%20at},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}