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For example: someone intentionally misspeaks, pretending as if it was an error or Freudian slip, in order to subtley communicate their true intentions

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[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 116 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wouldn't that just be an innuendo?

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 18 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure that's the first Scrubs reference I've seen on Lemmy. Well done.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 4 points 1 year ago

My Nintendo.

[–] Ocelot@lemmies.world 12 points 1 year ago

An Incinuendo?

[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Fraudian Slip! Do I get Dad Joke points?

[–] YourFavouriteNPC@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Depends. How many kids do you have?

[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

No Depends, just Huggies.

[–] testfactor@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

"Double entendre" hasn't been mentioned yet as a potential.

[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pack it up folks, this thread is now done.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She asked me for a double entendre, so I gave it to her.

[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

If you know what I mean...

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Humour? Wit?

Insinuating, alluding, implying?

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is not a real term, but maybe Freudian Hint?

[–] krey@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes a slip is just slip, tho

[–] dbilitated@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

a Freudian cunt. I mean, quip. sorry!

[–] bubbalu@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A dogwhistle? Or just a feigned freudian slip.

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Dogwhistle sounds pretty accurate

[–] Zoift@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

A double entendrΓ©?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A pun? Innuendo? Hinting?

[–] Bwaz@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

A Freudian Slip-in.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

A Freudian slap.

nonsense. they are just happy to see you.

[–] PlasticQuality7519@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

β€œMalapropism”, maybe, depending on the context? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Freudian Grip?

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Freudian slop.

[–] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Freudian Flip

[–] CarmineCatboy@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

a freudian dive

[–] JTode@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Freudian leak?