Answer: innuendo

AnswerCrossword Clue
INNUENDO

Smear, e.g.

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Indirect implication

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Derogatory suggestion

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Derogatory implication
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Derogatory intimation
INNUENDOElement of negative campaigning
INNUENDOLiterally, "by signaling"
INNUENDOSlur
INNUENDOSly hint.
INNUENDOBasis of a smear campaign.
INNUENDOInsinuation.
INNUENDOImputation
INNUENDOSly slur
INNUENDODirty campaign technique
INNUENDOPart of many a smear campaign
INNUENDO"Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g.
INNUENDOSly insinuation
INNUENDOSuggestion made with a wink and a nudge