insinuation

The act, process, or practice of insinuating.

Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion.

The act of insinuating; a creeping or winding in; a tortuous or stealthy passage, as into crevices, or (figuratively) into favor or affection.

The art or power of pleasing and stealing into the affections.

That which is insinuated; a suggestion or intimation by indirect allusion; an oblique hint; an innuendo.