Innuendo

Not to be confused with Innuendo (album).

The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: innuendo.

An innuendo is an indirect or implied statement of ideas or opinions. It can also be a remark or question, often disparaging (also called insinuation), that works indirectly by allusion. In the latter sense, the intention is often to insult or accuse someone in such a way that the words as used, taken literally, seem to be innocent in the direct meaning (but have a negative unspoken meaning).

An innuendo is "an oblique hint or remark";^[1] The word is often used to express disapproval.^[2]

The term sexual innuendo has a specific meaning, namely that of a "risqué" double sens (double meaning) by playing on a possibly sexual meaning of an otherwise innocent statement.

1. ↑ Oxford illustrated dictionary.
2. ↑ [1]^{[permanent dead link]}