innuendo

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Cipriani, a self-professed fixer, whistleblower and professional gambler who had been spreading innuendo about Shell on social media, according to court filings in a continuing legal dispute between the men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Owens’ story is backed by innuendo, exaggerations, outright falsehoods, and, in several instances, messages delivered through Owens’ own dreams.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Their recently released correspondence often mixed logistics with innuendo.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Online, true crime fanatics have parsed through information about the case — filling in the limited details with rumor, innuendo and sometimes downright conspiracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

So she’d let no insult or innuendo slide.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo