innuendoes
Veiled suggestive remarks
Innuendoes is a plural of innuendo—an indirect remark or hint, typically suggesting something negative or sexual without stating it outright: His speech was full of innuendoes about her past.
The singular innuendo is more common; the plural appears as either innuendoes or innuendos.
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- allusionIndirect reference to something
- hintIndirect suggestion
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
veiled · oblique · coded · suggestion · intimation · whisper · nudge · between the lines
Phrase with hidden lewdness
- risquéBordering on improper
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
racy · loaded · wink · tease · coy · salacious · lewd · naughty
Phrase with hidden lewdness
- risquéBordering on improper
- racyMildly indecent in content
- titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
lewd · provocative · flirtation · coy · teasing · naughty · bawdy · off-color
Indirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- allusionIndirect reference to something
- undertoneSubdued background quality
overtone · subtext · connotation · inference · veiled meaning · reading between lines · unspoken · implicit
Brief, clever remark
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- commentBrief stated opinion
- digUnearth by shoveling
jab · barb · wisecrack · gibe · snide · cutting · loaded question · backhanded
Wordplay using double meanings
- double meaningOne phrase, two senses
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment
- play on wordsExploiting linguistic ambiguity humorously
wit · clever · linguistic · semantic · twist · hidden meaning · layered · wording
Informal talk spreading rumors
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
smear · aspersion · slight · disparagement · inkling · murmur · hearsay · backbiting
Spread or defame
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- aspersionDefamatory remark
- slurInsulting group label
mudslinging · character assassination · gossip · rumor · scandal · whispering campaign · disparagement · backstabbing
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
subtext · veiled · oblique · coded · suggestion · intimation · whisper · nudge · between the lines · unspoken
double entendre
Phrase with hidden lewdness
- risquéBordering on improper
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
provocative · racy · loaded · wink · tease · coy · salacious · lewd · naughty · cheeky
double entendre
Phrase with hidden lewdness
- risquéBordering on improper
- racyMildly indecent in content
- titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement
salacious · lewd · provocative · flirtation · coy · teasing · naughty · bawdy · off-color · blue humor
hint
Indirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- intimationIndirect indication of something
- allusionIndirect reference to something
undertone · overtone · subtext · connotation · inference · veiled meaning · reading between lines · unspoken · implicit · coded
quip
Brief, clever remark
dig · jab · barb · wisecrack · gibe · snide · cutting · loaded question · backhanded · sly
pun
Wordplay using double meanings
- double meaningOne phrase, two senses
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment
play on words · wit · clever · linguistic · semantic · twist · hidden meaning · layered · wording · phrase
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
defamation · smear · aspersion · slight · disparagement · inkling · murmur · hearsay · backbiting · scandal
smear
Spread or defame
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- aspersionDefamatory remark
slur · mudslinging · character assassination · gossip · rumor · scandal · whispering campaign · disparagement · backstabbing · poison pen
innuendoesplain speech
Unembellished verbal expression
straight talk · candor · bluntness · declarations · outspokenness
innuendoescandor
Unguarded truthfulness
frankness · formal charges · forthrightness · openness · honesty
- sexual innuendoSuggestive remark, indirectly lewd