suggestive remarks
Flirtatious verbal hints
Suggestive remarks are comments with sexual undertones or implications, typically unwelcome.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of workplace harassment or inappropriate behavior: He was fired for making suggestive remarks to coworkers.
The remarks may be technically indirect but carry unmistakable intent—compliments about appearance, double entendres, or comments about someone's body.
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- lewdObscenely sexual
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
double entendre · dirty joke · sleazy · inappropriate · wink · nudge · raised eyebrow · knowing look · catcall · wolf whistle · come-on · risqué · racy · salacious · teasing · smirk · hint · loaded
- flirtationflirting, come-ons, pickup lines, sweet talk, seduction
- come-onspickup lines, flirtation, advances, passes, overtures
- harassmentstalking, groping, catcalling, verbal abuse, threats
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