innuendo

hint

Indirect suggestion

• implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
• allusionIndirect reference to something
• intimationIndirect indication of something

undercurrent · overtone · undertone · connotation · whisper · nudge · wink · nod · double meaning · subtext

double entendre

Phrase with hidden lewdness

• suggestiveHinting at impropriety
• risquéBordering on improper
• titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement

lewd · salacious · bawdy · smutty · off-color · racy · provocative · flirtation · come-on · proposition

wordplay

Verbal wit techniques

• euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
• ironyMeaning opposite to words
• sarcasmIrony used to mock

ambiguity · circumlocution · equivocation · veiled language · coded language · dog whistle · loaded language · indirect speech · hedging · plausible deniability

veiled

Concealed or obscured

• indirectNot straight or immediate
• obliqueAngled, not straightforward
• subtleNot immediately obvious

sly · furtive · sidelong glance · cryptic · masked · disguised · hidden meaning · between the lines · unspoken · tacit

rumor

Unconfirmed circulating story

• whisper campaignOrganized spreading of damaging rumors
• hearsayUnverified secondhand information
• scandalDisgraceful public affair

slander · libel · backbiting · smear · character assassination · whispering · defamation · mudslinging · tabloid · aspersion

• jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
• humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
• accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
• comedy tropespratfall, parody, sight gag, running gag, satire
• Gossip & Cluesgossip, rumor, hearsay, leak, buzz
• indirecthint, detour, roundabout, evasive, veiled