innuendo
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
- A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
- A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
Verb
- To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.
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