intimationformal
suggestion
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innuendo | American Dictionary
innuendo
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌɪn·juˈen·doʊ/pluralinnuendos or innuendoes
a remark that suggests something but does not refer to it directly, or this type of remark in general: 
[ U ]The election campaign was marred by rumor and innuendo.