Answer: innuendo
AnswerCrossword Clue
INNUENDOInsinuation.
innuendoto make a derogatory insinuation
innuendoAn allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
INNUENDOSuggestion made with a wink and a nudge
INNUENDOSly insinuation
INNUENDO"Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g.
INNUENDOPart of many a smear campaign
INNUENDODirty campaign technique
INNUENDOSly slur
INNUENDOImputation
INNUENDOSmear, e.g.
INNUENDOBasis of a smear campaign.
INNUENDOSly hint.
INNUENDOSlur
INNUENDOLiterally, "by signaling"
INNUENDOElement of negative campaigning
INNUENDODerogatory intimation
INNUENDODerogatory implication
INNUENDODerogatory suggestion
INNUENDOIndirect implication