innuendo
noun
[ ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ ]
• an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
• "she's always making sly innuendoes"
Similar:
insinuation,
implication,
hint,
suggestion,
intimation,
overtone,
undertone,
whisper,
allusion,
nuance,
reference,
imputation,
aspersion,
slur,
Origin:
mid 16th century (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- ‘towards’ + nuere ‘to nod’. The noun dates from the late 17th century.
