hint hint
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- winkBrief one-eyed closure
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- clueSolving aid
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
innuendo · insinuation · subtle · coy · teasing · obvious · sly · pointed · gesture · elbow · knowing · suggestive · prompt · tip · whisper · coded · unspoken · glance
directness of communication
hint hintstraight talk
Honest, direct communication
point-blank · spell it out · explicitly · in no uncertain terms · tell it like it is
sincerity of intent
hint hintin all seriousness