define insinuations
An insinuation is a sly way of saying something, usually something insulting. It can also be a way of worming your way into a group or situation. You're dumb! is an insult. An insinuation is different: it's a way of indirectly saying something. Insinuation evolved from the Latin insinuationem, meaning entrance through a narrow way.â So an insinuation is like an insult that sneaks in the back door.