innuendo: Meaning and Definition of

in•nu•en•do

1. an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
1. a parenthetic explanation or specification in a pleading.
2. (in an action for slander or libel) the explanation and elucidation of the words alleged to be defamatory.
3. the word or expression thus explained.